2020 Conference Presenters

Session titles

Note: Presenters are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Academic-Community Partnerships for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: The CHAMP Experience (Case study)

Dale Hamilton, P.T. – Guardian Home Health
Vicki Mercer, P.T., Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, UNC School of Medicine
Martha Y. Zimmerman, P.T., M.A. – Volunteer Project Manager, McDowell Balance and Falls Prevention Project

Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma in Rural Eastern North Carolina (Case study)

Kathryn Carpenter – MPH Student, Department of Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Shelley Golden – Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Vichi Jagannathan – Co-Founder, Rural Opportunity Institute

Building Capacity in Rural North Carolina Communities Using the Principles of Implementation Science (Case study)

Leah Jenkins, Ph.D., L.P.C., N.C.C. – Vice President of Clinical Services, CTFP, Inc., Cornerstone Treatment Facility, Inc. Premier Health Care Services, Inc.
Alexis Kirk, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. – Implementation Specialist, The Impact Center at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Qua’Tavia White – Triple P Coordinator, Albemarle Regional Health Services

Cajas y Conversaciones: Opportunities and Challenges for Engaging Latinx Seasonal Farmworkers Living with Type 2 Diabetes (Case study)

Balbina Cerro – Community Health Worker, NC Farmworker Project
Janeth Tapia – Community Health Worker, NC Farmworker Project
Laura Villa–Torres – Postdoctoral Research Collaborator, UNC Center for Health Equity Research

Carolina College Advising Corps: Navigating the Path to College Through Partnership and Strategic Action (Case study)

Cindy Corcoran – Assistant Superintendent, Rockingham County Schools
Yolanda Keith – Director, Carolina College Advising Corps; Associate Director, UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program: Partnership Collaboration with Central Carolina Community College (Case study)

Angela Crisp-Sears – Coordinator of Student Learning & C-STEP Advisor, Central Carolina Community College
Rebecca Egbert – Senior Assistant Director and C-STEP Program Director, UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Mark Hall – Provost, Central Carolina Community College

Children Exposed to Opioids or Living in Homes Producing Drugs: Identification and Physical Therapy Intervention (Case study)

Laurie Ray, P.T., M.P.T., Ph.D. – Consultant for Physical Therapy and Medicaid and Liaison for Adapted Physical Education, NC Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division; Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, UNC School of Medicine
Chris Thomas, P.T. – Physical Therapist, McDowell County Public Schools

Controversies and Community: Case Studies in “Leaning in” on Tough Topics in K-12 and Community College Outreach (Case study)

Christie Norris – Director of Carolina K-12, Carolina Public Humanities
Rachel Schaevitz – Associate Director of State Outreach and Strategic Partnerships, Carolina Public Humanities

Cultural Heritage Tourism Starts with a Story: A Collaborative Effort Between UNC Libraries and the Town of Navassa (Case study)

Chaitra Powell – African American Collections and Outreach Archivist, UNC Libraries
Eulis Willis – Mayor, Town of Navassa, NC

Description of AHEC Programs and Outcomes (Case study)

Karl B. Fields, M.D. – Professor of Family Medicine, Cone Health; Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and Point of Care Ultrasound Initiatives; Program Director Emeritus, Sports Medicine
Hugh H. Tilson, Jr. – Director, NC AHEC Program

Engaged Listening Informs an Innovative Model of Rural Maternity Care (Case study)

Ellen Chetwynd, Ph.D., M.P.H., B.S.N., I.B.C.L.C. – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine; Community Engagement Team Lead, Department of Maternity Care, Chatham Hospital
Dana Iglesias, M.D., M.P.H. – Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine; Medical Director, Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center; Family Physician, Siler City Community Health Center

Farmer to Farmer: Developing Peer Support for NC Farm Families for Rural Resiliency and Suicide Prevention (Case study)

Edwin Fisher, Ph.D. – Global Director, Peers for Progress, Department of Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
LaMar Grafft, M.S. – Associate Director, NC Agromedicine Institute, East Carolina University
Samantha Luu, M.P.H. – Program Development Manager, Peers for Progress, Department of Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Health

Going Where There Are No Roads: Collaborating Through Health Education for Better Rural Access to Primary Care (Case study)

Tim Evans, L.C.S.W. – Director of Grants and Business Development, Mountain Community Health Partnership
Bryan Hodge, D.O. – Director of Rural Health Initiatives and the Center for Health Professions Education, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

GRRO Good Bowls: A Rural Collaboration to Address Food Insecurity and Build Economic Opportunity (Case study)

Alice Ammerman – Professor, Department of Nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Public Health and Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Lucette Mercer – Deputy Director, Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (GRRO)

Improving Patient Outcomes Through an Academic-Rural Community Partnership (Case study)

Jennifer Alderman, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L., C.N.E., C.H.S.E. – Assistant Professor, UNC School of Nursing
John T. Kabler, B.S.N., R.N. – Manager of Clinical Excellence, Population Health, Well Care Home Health
LaClaire Stewart, M.D. – Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine

Is a Business Incubator Right for Your Community? (Case study)

Maya Anderson – Analyst, NCGrowth
William Doerfer – Manager, Town of Liberty, NC
Jessica Wilkinson – Economic Development Manager, NCGrowth

Mores that Matter: Five Don’ts When Working in Rural Communities (Workshop)

Calvin Allen – Director, NC Rural Forward
Maureen Berner – Professor, UNC School of Government
Anita Brown-Graham – Professor, UNC School of Government and Director of the ncIMPACT Initiative

Participatory Budgeting: Equitable Resources, Shared Decision Making and Practical Solutions (Workshop)

Giselle Corbie-Smith, M.D., M.Sc. – Kenan Distinguished Professor, Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine; Director, UNC Center for Health Equity Research
Stephanie Hoover, Ph.D. – Research Scientist, UNC Center for Health Equity Research, Department of Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine
Mysha Wynn, M.Ed. – Executive Director, Project Momentum, Inc.

Partnering to Preserve: Digital Surry and the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (Case study)

Lisa Gregory – Program Coordinator for North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, UNC Libraries
David Wright – Associate Dean of Learning Resources, Surry Community College

Paving the Way: Pathways for College Graduates to Serve in Rural Communities (Panel)

Carolina College Advising Corps
Lead For America
MedServe

PFAS in Maysville: How a Multi-University Drinking Water Research Project Allowed Maysville to Protect the Public Health of Its Residents (Case study)

Schumata Brown – Manager, Town of Maysville, NC
Jeffrey Warren, Ph.D. – Acting Executive Director, North Carolina Policy Collaboratory

The Red Springs Healthy Living Program: Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity to Combat Cardiovascular Disease in the Rural South (Case study)

Thomas Keyserling – Professor, UNC School of Medicine
Leslie Locklear – Program Coordinator for First Americans’ Teacher Education (FATE), UNC-Pembroke

Reflections on 10 Years of Service-Learning over Spring Break with Tyrrell County Partners (Case study)

Terry Donoghue – Physical Education Teacher, Tyrrell Elementary School
Vicki Mercer, P.T., Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, UNC School of Medicine
Sonda Oppewal, Ph.D., R.N. – Clinical Professor, UNC School of Nursing

Rural Community Engagement in Science (Case study)

Tammy Boone – Assistant Superintendent, Gates County Schools
Crystal Harden – Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives, UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Story Sharing as Community Engagement: The MI-PHOTOS Project (Workshop)

Jada Brooks – Assistant Professor, UNC School of Nursing
Kim Pevia – Community Leader, K.A.P. Inner Prizes

Structuring Productive Conversations for Partnerships (Workshop)

Veronica A. Carlisle, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. – Community Health Educator, Community Outreach and Engagement Office, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Eva A. May, M.B.A. – Member, Community Advisory Board, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Teaching Resilience Skills in North Carolina Schools: A Partnership to Share Lessons Learned (Case study)

Stephanie Citron, Ph.D. – Director of Special Projects, Resources for Resilience
Kathleen C. Thomas, Ph.D., M.P.H. – Associate Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Thinking Ahead: Making a 180 and Heading to College (Workshop)

Monique Tuset, M.S.W. – Coordinator of Student Affairs, UNC School of Social Work

Values That Matter: Five Don’ts When Working in Rural Communities (Workshop)

Calvin Allen – Director, NC Rural Forward
Maureen Berner – Professor, UNC School of Government
Anita Brown-Graham – Professor, UNC School of Government; Director of the ncIMPACT Initiative

Virtual Global Education Partnership (Case study)

Savannah Whitehurst Blystone – Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair, Gates County High School
Elizabeth Bucrek – Program Manager, Carolina Navigators

Poster presentations:

Note: Presenters are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Addressing the Burden of Kidney Disease in Eastern North Carolina Through the Twin Counties Partnership for Healthier Communities

Michele W. Cherry – Manager, Grants and Special Projects, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
Abhi Kshirsagar, M.D., M.P.H. – Professor, School of Medicine; Deputy Director, UNC Kidney Center; Chief Medical Director, UNC Dialysis Care; Medical Director, Carolina Dialysis – Siler City
Jill Powell, M.P.H. – Program Coordinator, Kidney Education and Outreach Program, UNC Kidney Center

Beyond the Data: Understanding Barriers to Health in Caswell County

Ina Dixon – 2019 Southern Oral History Program Field Scholar
Jennifer Eastwood – Public Health Director, Caswell County
Shannon Moretz – Project Coordinator, Caswell Chapter of The Health Collaborative and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Caswell Family Medical Center

Building Solutions from the Center Outward: The Rockingham Primary Care Initiative (ROCK PCI)

Sherry Hay – Director of Community Health Initiatives and Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNC Family Medicine
Karen Hubbard, L.C.S.W. – Behavioral Health Counselor, Rockingham County Student Health Centers
Stokes Ann Hunt – Director of Community Outreach/Physician Recruiting, Cone Health; Director, Annie Penn Hospital Foundation

Employing Freight Transport to Support Rural Economic Development Objectives in Southwestern and Northeastern North Carolina

Charles H.W. Edwards – Professor of the Practice, Department of City & Regional Planning, UNC College of Arts and Sciences
George List – Professor, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Dana A. Magliola – Interim Director, Office of Logistics and Freight, North Carolina Department of Transportation

The Faith Based Organization Network (FBON) in Eastern NC: A Framework for Leveraging Community Leaders’ Capacity and Readiness to Sustainably Advance Health

Lori Carter-Edwards, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Public Health and Leadership Program, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Linda H. Taybron – Senior Pastor, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Focused, Engaged and Transformative: Cultivating and Learning from a Harnett County School District Partnership

Lauren Cappola – Director of Counseling Services, Harnett County Schools
Robert R. Martinez – Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program, UNC School of Education
Karen Stephens – School Counselor, Harnett Central High School

NCGrowth and SmartUp: A New Model for Shared Prosperity

Aditi Khamkar – Analyst, NCGrowth SmartUp; Graduate Student, NCSU Industrial Engineering
Nicole Outlaw – Program Manager, SmartUp Elizabeth City
Rohit Sivakumar – Analyst, NCGrowth SmartUp; Graduate Student, NCSU Industrial Engineering

Opportunities to Enhance the Public Health Impact of Rural Community Pharmacies

Delesha Carpenter – Associate Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Stephanie Kiser – Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Bayla Ostrach – Research Scientist, UNC Health Sciences at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

Statewide Collaborative to Expand and Enhance Interprofessional Education

Jill Forcina, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., C.N.L., O.C.N. – Associate Director of Continuing Professional Development, Interprofessional Education and Nursing, North Carolina Area Health Education Program Office
Meg Zomorodi, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.L., A.N.E.F., F.A.A.N. – Assistant Provost and Director, Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice Professor, UNC School of Nursing; Director, Rural Interprofessional Health Initiatives (RIPHI)

Surviving After Hurricane Matthew

Doris Stith – Executive Director, Community Enrichment Organization
Laura Villa–Torres – Postdoctoral Research Collaborator, UNC Center for Health Equity Research

We Are Better Together: An Engaged Approach to Developing and Implementing a Research Leadership Training Academy in Rocky Mount, NC

Rebecca Copeland – Coordinator, Twin Counties Partnership for Healthier Communities
Lisa Quarles – Community Engagement Specialist, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)
Al Richmond – Executive Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health