UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program Guide 2010

UNC SUMMER

PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIP

Gillings School of Global Public Health

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Program Guide - 2010

UNC Summer Public Health Fellows Program 2010

On the Cover:

The 2010 UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program Fellows,

with Dr. Felicia Mebane (left), Founding Program Director


Table of Contents

Welcome Letter -- 4

About the Program -- 5

Schedule-at-a-Glance -- 7

Overview of Curriculum and Activities -- 19

Curriculum-at-a-Glance -- 20

Seminars/Workshops -- 24

Extracurricular Engagements -- 40

Staff and Instructor Bios and Contact Info -- 41

2010 Fellows -- 47

April 19, 2011

(Inaugural) Fellows

UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program

Dear 2010 Fellows:

We are thrilled to welcome you to the new Summer Public Health Fellowship Program at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC SPHF) and what promises to be an amazing

experience! We designed this program to guide you through an eight-week journey towards a

rewarding and impactful career, with public health as the featured path. We hope that along the

way you will be inspired to become a public health professional (and Tar Heel!), and that the

knowledge, connections and community gained from this program will help you achieve your

goals. Whether or not you choose public health pursuits, we look forward to partnering with you

so that you can have the best possible experience in this program.

This summer, we challenge you to: Ask questions, as they will lead to knowledge and

understanding; Work hard, as your efforts will lead to valuable lessons and triumphs; Allow

yourself to grow and change, as doing so will lead you closer to your aspirations; And, have fun!

In return, we will do the same, as our partnership will surely benefit all of us.

Our communities are in need of bright, energetic and highly motivated leaders who want to make

a difference and are well-equipped to do so. We look forward to helping you change the world

for the better!

Sincerely,

Felicia Mebane, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. Candice Powell, M.Ed.

Director, UNC SPHF Assistant Director, UNC SPHF

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Student Recruitment Coordinator


Office of Student Affairs

About the Program



The UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program

Empowering students to pursue public health

Background: Dr. Felicia Mebane, Assistant Dean for Students at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public

Health, created the UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program (UNC SPHF) to help level the playing

field for bright and motivated minority and disadvantaged students who are exploring careers in public health.

Inspired by the School’s mission to train a diverse cadre of public health professionals and her own summer

program experiences, UNC SPHF is the School’s first large scale summer program. UNC SPHF is designed

to feature the disciplines represented by all of the School’s departments and serve as a cornerstone for

department-specific summer programs, such as the Biostatistics Summer Undergraduate Research Education

program. With funding and a vision for the program, Dr. Mebane added Ms. Candice Powell to the UNC

SPHF leadership team in Fall 2009 to serve a critical role in the program’s operations and leadership.

Purpose: UNC SPHF aims to help increase the diversity of the public health professions by sharing with

students (primarily) from minority and disadvantaged communities the knowledge, connections and skills that

can help them successfully pursue public health careers.

Fellows who complete this program will:

Learn about core concepts and issues across public health disciplines and specialties

Develop and apply (via an externship) a full range of job searching skills and materials

Practice effective communication skills

Reflect on personal goals, values and beliefs and how they influence career choices

Establish online and leadership identities

Network with world-class public health academics and professionals

Build a professional community of peers and mentors

Develop an understanding of what it takes to succeed as a public health professional

Have fun!

The Village: Dr. Barbara K. Rimer, Dean, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, encouraged the

School’s Office of Student Affairs to be as creative and supportive of the Fellows as possible. Consequently,

Dr. Mebane, Ms. Powell and Ms. Amy Hitlin (the UNC SPHF Externship Partner Program coordinator) have

enlisted a cadre of top-notch students, professors, staff, alumni and externship sponsors to provide the

seminars, workshops, extracurricular activities and support that comprise this program.

Funding: The 2010 UNC SPHF Program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration via

a grant to the UNC Health Careers Opportunity Program (UNC HCOP). Mr. Larry Keith, former leader of the

UNC HCOP grant, graciously agreed to add this new program to their grant proposal in 2008 and worked

with Dr. Mebane to add the public health components. The UNC Provost’s Office also provided funding.



Schedule-at-a-Glance



Schedule-at-a-Glance Sunday June 6

Time Location Content Notes

9 am - 5 pm Horton Hall

Check in and move in If arriving by plane, our shuttle will transport Fellows from the

airport to Horton. Pick up times are 9 am, 12 pm, 3 pm, and 5pm.

If arriving by personal vehicle, please park along Bowels Drive to

unload and move-in. After moving in, please park in the

S11/Manning lot prior to 5pm.

4:30 – 5 pm Manning Drive Walk to Gillings School of Global

Public Health (School)

UNC SPHF Staff will lead you to the School. Two GAs will check

in any late arriving students and will lead them to the School.

5 - 6 pm 0001Hooker Welcome and Introductions

Program Administrative Forms

Dress is casual.

6 - 6:30 pm Rosenau and Hooker Tour of School --

6:30 - 7 pm 201Rosenau Pre-program Knowledge and Cultural

Awareness Self-Assessment

--

7:30 – 9 pm 175/176 Horton Hall Pizza Dinner

---

8:30 – 9 pm Meet in 175/176 Horton

Hall.

Wal-Mart Fellows who need to purchase bedding, food, etc. may travel to

Wal-Mart in shuttle w/ GA or in personal car.

http://www.dps.unc.edu/maps/campus/Guide.pdf



Schedule-at-a-Glance Monday, June 7


9 - 9:45 am Lower Atrium, Hooker Breakfast, Check In Dress is business casual. Comfortable shoes are encouraged. Don’t

forget to wear your name tag.

9:45 – 10:15 am 0001Hooker Official Welcome Dr. Felicia Mebane and Dr. Barbara K. Rimer, Dean, Gillings

School of Global Public Health

Please be prepared to use your introduction script(s).

10:15 - 11:30 am 0001Hooker Introduction to Public Health Dr. Felicia Mebane

11:30 am - noon 0001Hooker Introduction to Public Health

Disciplines Seminar and Workshop

Instructors :Dr. Felicia Mebane and Ms. Patsy Polston

Noon - 12:30 pm Lower Atrium, Hooker Lunch Grab a boxed lunch before rejoining the group. You may eat in the

auditorium.

12:30 - 1:30 pm 0001Hooker Introduction to Public Health Careers

Seminar and Workshop

Instructor: Ms. Amy Hitlin

1:30 - 2 pm 0001 Hooker Introduction to Personal Leadership

Workshop

Instructor: Ms. Fiorella Horna-Guerra

1:30 – 2 pm 228 Rosenau BSURE Detour: Introduction Dr. Anastasia Ivanova — BSURE Director and Associate Professor

of Biostatistics; Joe Rigdon — BSURE Graduate Assistant

2 - 2:30 pm 0001Hooker Introduction to Public Health 2.0

Workshop

Instructor: Ms. Mellanye Lackey

2:30 – 3:30 pm UNC Campus Tour UNC Campus --

3: 30 - 4:15 pm UNC One Card Office Receive UNC One Card Say cheese! Your photo will be taken for your One Card. Come

prepared with any additional questions about how to use your card.

Videoconference participation reminder.

*To help the School’s community support your UNC experience, please wear your nametag at all times while you are in the

School’s buildings.



Schedule-at-a-Glance Tuesday, June 8


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am

228 Rosenau Public Health Disciplines Business casual attire

12:45 – 1 pm 228 Rosenau Public Health Careers --

1 pm Atrium Walk to School of Social Work --

1:30 – 4 pm Auditorium,

School of Social

Work

16th

Annual Summer Public Health

Research Institute and

Videoconference on Minority Health

Please wear your name tag and be prepared to complete a post-event

evaluation online.

Wednesday, June 9


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am

228 Rosenau Public Health Disciplines --

12:45 - 4 pm 228 Rosenau Public Health Careers --

2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour For BSURE Fellows only

6 - 7:30 pm 228 Rosenau Cultural Awareness Instructor: Ms. Candice Powell

Thursday, June 10


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Friday, June 11


9 - 11:45 am 2nd Floor

Classroom, Davis

Library

Public Health 2.0 --

12:45 - 4 pm 228 Rosenau Personal Leadership --

12:45 – 4 pm See notes. BSURE Detour BSURE students meet with their advisors: Mullen (252 Brinkhous-Bullit

Bldg); E. Marino (3105-F McGavran-Greenberg); A. Vasilyev (4115B

McGavran-Greenberg)

6 - 9 pm Multipurpose Room,

Rams Village 1

Friday Night Movie: Precious Bring a pillow and/or a blanket. We’ll bring the popcorn!



Schedule-at-a-Glance Saturday, June 12


10 am - 2 pm 228 Rosenau Hall,

UNC Campus,

Chapel Hill

This is Public Health Photo and

Video Challenge

If you have one, bring your digital camera!

Sunday, June 13


5 - 7 pm Manning

Community Grills

Cookout Relax with your new UNC SPHF family, food and fun.

7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location

GA Sessions --

Monday, June 14


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Tuesday, June 15


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Wednesday, June 16


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

6 - 7:30 pm 228 Rosenau Cultural Awareness --

http://www.thisispublichealth.org/



Schedule-at-a-Glance Thursday, June 17


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Friday, June 18



Classroom, Davis

Library





McGavran-Greenberg)

Saturday, June 19


9 am - noon UNC Outdoor

Education Center

Challenge Course We encourage you to wake up around 7:45 am. Please make sure to eat

breakfast! Dress is athletic wear.

Noon - 1 pm UNC Outdoor

Education Center

Lunch Provided by UNC SPHF

Sunday, June 20


7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location.

GA Sessions --

Monday, June 21


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am

1304 McGavran-

Greenberg

Public Health Disciplines --

12:45 – 4 pm 1304 McGavran-

Greenberg

Public Health Careers --

2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --



Schedule-at-a-Glance Tuesday, June 22


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Wednesday, June 23


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 – 11:45 am

1304 McGavran-

Greenberg

Public Health Disciplines Seminar --

12:45 - 4 pm 1304 McGavran-

Greenberg

Public Health Careers --

2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --


Thursday, June 24


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Friday, June 25



Classroom, Davis

Library





McGavran-Greenberg)

6 - 9 pm Multipurpose Room,

Ram Village 1

Friday Night Movie: Avatar Bring a pillow and/or a blanket. We’ll bring the popcorn!



Schedule-at-a-Glance Saturday, June 26


10 am - noon Duke University Larry L. Keith Health Professionals

Recruitment Seminar

Transportation provided by UNC SPHF.

Sunday, June 27


7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location.

GA Sessions --

Monday, June 28


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Tuesday, June 29


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Wednesday, June 30


9 - 10:15 am

10:30 - 11:45 am



2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --




Schedule-at-a-Glance Thursday, July 1


9 am - 4 pm 228 Rosenau Mid-Term Presentations --

2:30 - 4 pm 3107 McGavran-

Greenberg

BSURE Detour --

Friday, July 2


9 - 11:45 am Davis Library- 2nd

Floor Classroom



12:45 - 4 pm See notes. BSURE Detour BSURE students meet with their advisors: Mullen (252 Brinkhous-Bullit


McGavran-Greenberg)

4 - 5:00 pm Rosenau 201A and

201

Mid Program Knowledge Self

Assessment; Cultural Awareness Self

Assessment; Program Evaluations

You must complete all assessments and evaluations prior to departure.

Friday evening, July 2 – Monday evening, July 5: Program Break

Monday, July 5


6 – 7 pm Horton Hall Pizza Dinner and Externship Review --

7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location

GA Sessions --

Tuesday, July 6


9 - 5 pm -- Externships Please remember to submit at least two photos from your externship

experience to [email protected].

Wednesday, July 7


9 - 5 pm -- Externships --

6 - 7:30 pm 228 Rosenau Cultural Awareness Seminar --

Thursday, July 8





Schedule-at-a-Glance Friday, July 9



7 – 10 pm Multipurpose

Room, Rams

Village 1

Friday Night Movie: Wall-E Bring a pillow and/or a blanket. We’ll bring the popcorn!

Saturday, July 10


10 am - noon Rogers-Eubanks

Neighborhood

Tour, Discussion, and Community

Service

Dress is casual to athletic attire. We encourage you to wear something you

don’t mind getting a little dirty in the name of community service!

Transportation will be provided by UNC SPHF.

Sunday, July 11


7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

GA for location.

GA Sessions --

Monday, July 12


9 am - 5 pm -- Externships --

Tuesday, July 13



Wednesday, July 14




Thursday, July 15



Friday, July 16



Saturday, July 17


9 am - noon Durham Food

Bank

Tour, Discussion, and Community

Service

We encourage you to wake up around 7:45 am. Please make sure to eat

breakfast! Dress is casual to athletic attire. We encourage you to wear

something you don’t mind getting a little dirty in the name of community

service! Transportation will be provided by UNC SPHF.



Schedule-at-a-Glance Sunday, July 18


7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location.

GA Sessions --

Monday, July 19


9 am - 5 pm -- Externships Please remember to submit at least two photos from your externship


Tuesday, July 20



Wednesday, July 21




Thursday, July 22



Friday, July 23



7 - 10 pm Multipurpose

Room, Rams

Village 1

Friday Night Movie: Slumdog

Millionaire

Bring a pillow and/or a blanket. We’ll bring the popcorn!

Saturday, July 24


10 am - noon 228 Rosenau Standardized Testing Prep

GRE Prep books provided by UNC SPHF. Discussion led by Ms. Che Smith.

Sunday, July 25


7 – 8:30 pm

See Blackboard or

your GA for

location.

GA Sessions --

Monday, July 26





Schedule-at-a-Glance Tuesday, July 27



Wednesday, July 28


9 am - 5 pm -- Externships Please remember to submit at least two photos from your externship


Thursday, July 29


9 am - noon -- Prepare for Final Presentations

Superlative Vote

Cast your vote for Fellow superlatives in the Blackboard drop-box!

1 – 4 pm 0001Hooker Final Presentations Professional attire

Friday, July 30


9 am - noon 0001Hooker Final Presentations (continued) Professional attire

Noon - 1 pm Lower Atrium,

Hooker

Lunch Provided by UNC SPHF

1 - 4 pm 0001 Hooker

201A and

201Rosenau

Program Wrap-Up

Post-Program Knowledge,

Cultural Awareness and Program

Evaluations

--

8 pm - 11 pm TBD Closing Social Celebrate UNC SPHF’s first birthday! Dress for the party!

Saturday, July 31


10 - 11 am Atrium, Hooker

Closing Brunch

Business casual attire

11 am - noon 0001Hooker Closing Remarks --

Noon – 6 pm Starts in Horton

Hall

Check Out and Move Out Don’t forget to return your room key, complete the room check-out sheet, and

check-out with your GA. Transportation to airport provided by UNC SPHF.

Shuttle times TBD.



Overview of Curriculum and Activities



Curriculum-at-a-Glance: Week 1 Date PH Disciplines

Seminar and Workshop 9:00-11:45 am

228 Rosenau

PH Careers

Seminar and Workshop 12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Public

Health 2.0 9:00-11:45 am

Davis Library

Personal

Leadership

12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Fellow Assignments

June

Su6

Pre-Program Assessments

M7 Defining Public Health

and Seminar/Workshop

Overview

Introduction to Public

Health Careers and

Seminar/Workshop

Overview

Overview Overview Introduction scripts

T8 BIOS Defining

Specialties

16th

Annual Summer Public

Health Research Institute

and Videoconference on

Minority Health

-- -- Career questions for professors;

BIOS readings; Blackboard

discussion

W9 BIOS

Professors

Conference

Debrief and

Focus on

Teams

Identifying

Interests and

Skills

Resume

Writing

-- -- Teamwork readings; Interest/skill

assessment

Th10 EPID Let’s Talk

About

Injury and

Violence

Career Research and

Informational Interviewing

-- -- EPID readings; Issue prep memo;

Draft resume; Blackboard

discussion

F11 -- -- -- -- Introductions,

Social Media

Tools, and

Internet

Literacy

Establishing a

Leadership

Identity

Social media memo





228 Rosenau

PH Careers


228 Rosenau

Public

Health 2.0 9:00-11:45 am

Davis Library

Personal

Leadership

12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Fellow Assignments

M14 EPID

Professors

Injury and

Violence

Presentations

Careers in

For-Profit

Organizations

(Panel)

Resume

Rescue

(Guests)

-- -- Career research and questions for

panelists (for-profit); Resume

revisions; Blackboard discussion

T15 BS/HE Let’s Talk

About

Alcoholism

Seeking and Applying for

Public Health Opportunities

-- -- BS/HE readings; Issue prep

memo; Externship rankings;

Blackboard discussion

W16 BS/HE

Professors

Alcoholism

Presentations

Interviewing

(Guest)

Mock

Interviews

(Guest)

-- -- Final resume/letters

Th17 MCH Let’s Talk

About

Teenage

Pregnancies

Careers in

Not-For-Profit

Organizations

(Panel)

Networkin

g Basics

(Guest)

-- -- MCH readings; Issue prep memo;

Career research and questions for

panelists (not-for-profit);


F18 -- -- -- -- Personal

Branding Via

Social Media

Establishing a

Leadership

Identity as It

Relates to

Others

--





228 Rosenau

PH Careers

Seminar and

Workshop 12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Public Health

2.0 9:00-11:45 am

Davis Library

Personal

Leadership

12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Fellow Assignments

M21 MCH

Professors

Teenage

Pregnancy

Presentations

Speed Interviews for

Externships (Guests)

and Debriefing Session

-- -- Prep for speed interviews;


T22 EH Let’s Talk

About Air

Quality

Networking

-- -- EH readings; Issue prep memo;


W23 EH

Professors

Air Quality

Presentations

Careers in the Federal

Government (Panel)

and Discussion

-- -- Career research and questions for

panelists (federal government)

Th24 NUTR

and

NUTR

Professors

Let’s Talk

About

Obesity

Careers in Global

Health (Panel) and

Discussion

-- -- NUTR readings; Issue prep memo;

Career research and questions for

panelists (global health); Blackboard

discussion

F25 -- -- -- -- Social Media

for

Organizations

(Part 1)

Developing

Purpose-

Modeling,

Enabling,

Encouraging

[Social media assignments]





228 Rosenau

PH Careers


228 Rosenau

Public

Health 2.0 9:00-11:45 am

Davis Library

Personal

Leadership

12:45 – 4:00 pm

228 Rosenau

Fellow Assignments

M28 NUTR

and

NUTR

Professors

Obesity

Presentations

Careers in Health Care

(Panel) and

Discussion/Exercise

-- -- Career research and questions

for panelists (health care); Issue

prep memo; Blackboard

discussion

T29 HSA/M

Discussion Careers in

State and

Local

Government

(Panel)

Discussion and

Wrap Up

-- -- HSA/M readings; Career

research and questions for

panelists (state and local

government); Blackboard

discussion; Social media

consulting prep

W30 HSA/M

and Seminar/Workshop

Wrap Up

Tips for

Successful

Externships

(Guest)

Social Media

Consulting

Project

Sessions (with

Ms. Lackey)

-- -- Consulting session prep;

Presentation prep

July

Th1

Fellows’ Presentations -- -- --

F2 -- -- -- -- Social Media

for

Organizations

(Part 2)

Developing

Purpose-

Inspiring and

Challenging

--



Public Health Disciplines Seminar - Overview

Time and Location: 9:00 – 10:15 am, 228 Rosenau Hall (See the Blackboard site for exceptions.)

Instructor: Felicia Mebane, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Dean for Students

Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management


Objectives:

To explore core public health concepts and disciplines (fields)

To demonstrate how public health professionals in academia impact the world

To develop an understanding of academic careers and what it takes to succeed

To connect Fellows with top-notch public health academics

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Week 1: June

Day Topic/Discipline Guest

M7 Introduction

What is Public Health and Why Does It Matter?

--

T8 Biostatistics Dr. Lloyd Edwards

W9 Biostatistics Dr. Lloyd Edwards

Th10 Epidemiology Dr. Anna Maria Siega-Riz

Week 2: June


M14 Epidemiology Dr. Anna Maria Siega-Riz

T15 Behavioral Science/Health Education Dr. Wizdom Powell

W16 Behavioral Science/Health Education Dr. Wizdom Powell

Th17 Maternal and Child Health Dr. Anita Farel

Dr. Lew Margolis

Week 3: June


M21 Maternal and Child Health Dr. Anita Farel

Dr. Lew Margolis

T22 Environmental Health Dr. Harvey Jeffries

W23 Environmental Health Dr. Harvey Jeffries

Th24 Nutrition Ms. Amanda Holliday

Week 4: June – July


M28 Nutrition Dr. Alice Ammerman

T29 Health Services Administration/Management

(HSA/M)

Dr. Bill Zelman

W30 HSA/M and Wrap-Up (Dr. Felicia Mebane)

Th1 Fellows’ Presentations --



Public Health Disciplines Seminar – Lesson Plans

Session Structure and Guests

Professors from each of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s departments will engage the

Fellows for one-two days. The Schedule-at-a-Glance (on the previous page) shows the topic order.

These sessions will follow this general outline:

Discipline Session One: Overview of the Field

9:00 – 9:15 am Introductions

9:15 – 10:00 am Presentation (e.g., core concepts, key methods and approaches, or key

programs)

10:00 – 10:15 am Q&A

Discipline Session Two: Spotlight on Professors

9:00 – 9:15 am Q&A (continued)

9:15 – 10:00 am Presentation (e.g., personal research/teaching/program agendas, impact,

professional leadership roles

10:00 – 10:15 am Q&A/Wrap up

Assignments

To enhance and complement the professors’ presentations, Fellows will be assigned readings for

some of these sessions, which will be posted to the program’s Blackboard site. As an incentive for

engagement, Fellows will also be required to discuss some aspect of each topic in small groups via

Blackboard. Dr. Mebane will assign the specific discussion topic each day, to help ensure that the

topics are closely tied to the Fellows’ experiences. The Curriculum-at-a Glance in this guide and the

program’s Blackboard site indicate when assignments and discussions are due.

Possible Discussion Topics

Compare and contrast disciplines How your community could benefit

Knowledge, training and skills needed Creative application of a lesson learned

Impact of on the world Key methodological approaches

Personal experiences with a discipline/academia Something else you would like to know

Changes to your view of a discipline/academia Interesting fact



Public Health Disciplines Workshop - Overview

Time: 10:30 – 11:45 am

Location: 228 Rosenau Hall (See the Blackboard site for exceptions.)

Instructors: Felicia Mebane, PhD, MSPH

Director, UNC SPHF

Assistant Dean for Students

Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management


Patsy Polston, MSPH Candidate

Environmental Sciences and Engineering


Objectives:

To understand how conditions are defined as public health problems/issues and why that matters

To develop a better understanding of public health issues

To explore the role of ―specialties‖ in conjunction with ―disciplines‖ in addressing public health

issues and defining public health careers

To understand and practice elements of effective team work

To enhance presentation skills

Schedule-at-a-Glance:

Week 1: June Week 2: June

Day Topic Day Topic

M7 Introduction

What is Public Health and

Why Does It Matter?

M14 Injury Prevention and Violence

Presentations

T8 Career ―Specialties‖ T15 Let’s Talk About Alcoholism

W9 Videoconference Debrief and

Focus on Teams

W16 Alcoholism Presentations

Th10 Let’s Talk About Injury Prevention and

Violence

Th17 Let’s Talk About Teenage Pregnancy

Week 3: June Week 4: June – July

Day Topic Day Topic

M21 Teenage Pregnancy M28 Obesity Presentations

T22 Let’s Talk About Air Quality T29 Discussion

W23 Air Quality Presentations W30 Wrap-Up

Th24 Let’s Talk About Obesity Th1 --



Public Health Disciplines Workshop - Lesson Plans

Session Structure

These sessions provide at least two ways for Fellows to engage with topics. First, they will collect

and process information about an issue, and second, they will create and give a group presentation.

Sessions will follow the general structure below. The conditions/issues for discussion are presented

in the Schedule-at-a-Glance on the previous page.

Session One: Let’s Talk About [Insert Issue], Baby

10:30 – 10:40 am Logistics, questions, etc.

10:40 – 11:35 am Discussion

11:35 – 11:45 am Discuss ―quick fire‖ assignment

Session Two: [Insert Issue] Quick Fire Prep Presentations

10:30 – 10:35 am Logistics, questions, etc.

10:35 – 11:25 am Presentations

11:25 – 11:40 am Feedback and team work debriefs

11:40 – 11:45 am Wrap Up

Assignments

Teams: Fellows will be divided into five teams that will work together throughout the workshop. For

each issue, the teams will be assigned a different specialty perspective (i.e., education,

administration/management, policy, community practice and research – from

WhatIsPublicHealth.org).

One-page issue brief: Before each ―Let’s Talk About‖ session (See the schedule on the previous

page.), each team must submit via Blackboard a one page document reflecting information they

gathered to address the following questions: 1) Why is this a problem/issue?, 2) How is this issue

framed as a public health issue, specifically?, and 3) Who engages around this issue and how do

their issue frames vary?

Quick fire prep presentations: At the end of each ―Let’s Talk About‖ session, teams will receive

specific instructions for their presentation on the following day. Assignments will connect recent

discipline and issue topics and assigned specialties.



Public Health Careers Seminar/Workshop - Overview

Time: 12:45 – 4:00 pm


Instructor: Amy Hitlin, MSEd

Externship Partner Program Coordinator, UNC SPHF

Director of Career Services, Office of Student Affairs


Objectives:

To introduce public health career opportunities

To develop knowledge and skills related to job seeking and network development

To provide advice on choosing a career and subsequent expectations for success

To engage and network with public health professionals


Week 1: June

Day Topic/Discipline

M7 Introduction to Public Health Careers and Seminar/Workshop Overview

T8 Annual Summer Public Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority

Health

W9 Identifying Interests and Skills and Resume Writing

Th10 Career Research and Informational Interviewing

Week 2: June


M14 Careers in For-Profit Organizations (Panel) and Resume Rescue (Guests)

T15 Seeking and Applying for Public Health Opportunities

W16 Interviewing (Guest) and Mock Interviews (Guest)

Th17 Careers in Not-For-Profit Organizations (Panel) and Networking Basics (Guest)

Week 3: June


M21 Speed Interviews for Externships (Guests) and Debriefing Session

T22 Networking

W23 Careers in the Federal Government (Panel) and Discussion

Th24 Careers in Global Health (Panel) and Discussion

Week 4: June – July


M28 Careers in Health Care (Panel) and Discussion/Exercise

T29 Careers in State and Local Government (Panel) and Discussion/Wrap Up

W30 Tips for Successful Externships (Guest)

Social Media Consulting Project Sessions (with Ms. Lackey)

Th1 Fellows’ Presentations (with Dr. Mebane)



Public Health Careers Seminar/Workshop - Lesson Plans

This four-week seminar and workshop are designed to help Fellows learn about careers in public

health and develop an understanding of how their interests and skills relate to these fields. Skill-

building activities will be used to introduce students to specific job-search strategies and to the

concept of career development as a lifelong process.

Guests from a variety of public health disciplines, fields, and organizations will share their career

development experiences and advice. Activities, panels of experts, and assignments will give

Fellows myriad opportunities to apply lessons learned.

The Blackboard site will show more information about guest speakers and assignments.



Public Health 2.0 Workshop - Overview

Time: 9:00 – 11:45 am

Location: Second Floor, Davis Library (See the Blackboard site for exceptions.)

Instructor: Mellanye Lackey, MSI

Public Health Liaison Librarian

Health Sciences Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Objectives:

To provide a foundation for the use of online communications tools and strategies for effective

academic, social and professional networking

To demonstrate how social media tools are used by public health-focused organizations

To enhance online information gathering and synthesis skills

This workshop is comprised of four three-hour sessions aimed at addressing these objectives.

Detailed lesson plans start on the next page.

Session timing:

9:00 – 10:30 am Instruction

10:45 – 11:30 am Activities


Friday Topic

June 11 Introductions, Social Media Tools, and Internet Literacy

June 18 Personal Branding Via Social Media

June 25 Social Media for Organizations (Part 1)

July 2 Social Media for Organizations (Part 2)



Public Health 2.0 Workshop - Lesson Plans

Date: Friday, June 11

Topics: What is Social Media?

Web and Information Literacy: How Do We Know Who We Can Trust?

Instruction

The ―social‖ in social media

An exploration of social media or web 2.0 tools

o Blogs, wikis, mashups, facebook, twitter, ning, del.ici.ous, tweetdeck, twhirl, you

tube, google docs, gaming, and on and on

o Compare and contrast: features, importance, etc.

o Connections across tools

Information bias

o Definition

o Key characteristics of high quality (unbiased?) information

o Ways to evaluate information sources

Activities

Identify examples of public health organizations successfully using web 2.0 tools

What are they doing well and what would improve their online presence?

Set up individual accounts in selected web 2.0 tools for use later in the program

Log in and explore different tools’ functions. Learn more about their strengths and weakness.

Assignment

Please follow these instructions, including answering the questions:

Google your name.

o Describe what you find.

o How many entries are before your ―real‖ online identity?

List the social media/web 2.0 sites you use (e.g., facebook, twitter, google docs, blogs, wikis,

4square, myspace, etc.)

Briefly describe your online presence. For example, what information do you post where and

why?

What would like to learn from this workshop?

Please submit your results via Blackboard before midnight on June 10, 2010.




Topic: Personal Branding Via Social Media

Instruction

Branding 101

Managing your own brand

Strategies to match your professional goals with your online presence

Online professionalism and personal privacy

Social networking

What employers will read about you online

Social media user demographics

Activities

Create your own professional, social media platform following these instructions:

Choose a wide variety of applications so that you expand your online presence.

Building from the accounts you created last week, create communities and lists for yourself.

Keep an eye towards using your platform as a way to show potential employers your skills and

professionalism.

Select at least two social media tools that are new to you.

Remember that once something is online, it will likely be available forever.

Choose your userpic, name, and communities with the previous instructions in mind.

Optional: You may use these applications to discuss program topics and activities or to connect

with other Fellow or public health professionals.


Topics: Social Media for Organizations: Using Social Media to Influence a Population's

Health (Part I)

Instruction

Social marketing

How organizations brand themselves

Social media in public health academia – in the classroom and for scholarly efforts

Case studies from for-profit and not-for-profit organizations

Work or a waste of time?: Getting buy-in from employers and administrators



Activities

Receive team and client assignments for the Social Media Consulting Project, described below.

Discuss the instructor’s expectations, share ideas and begin to collect information.

Social Media Consulting Project

Assignment

Create a social media platform for a unit within the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

This project will span two sessions and some work outside of this workshop. The class will be

divided into teams that will be assigned to different units.

Step 1: Find as much information as you can about your client. Learn about its:

Mission, goals

Key stakeholders

Organizational structure

Current use of social media tools

Step 2: Meet with the client to understand its communication goals, key audiences, resources,

current use of social media, etc. These sessions will occur on Wednesday, June 30,

2010 from 2:15 – 4:00 pm, locations to be announced.

Step 3: Create a strategic plan for the client’s development and use of the recommended

social media platform.

Step 4: Send the plan to the client by 7:00 pm, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

Step 5: (Optional) The client may want to meet with their team to discuss the

recommendations. These meetings will occur 9:00 – 11:00 am, Thursday July 29,

2010.

Assistance

In addition to Ms. Lackey, Ms. Elise Lockamy will provide guidance for this project. They will

disseminate detailed instructions and expectations during this session (June 25, 2010).



Date: Friday, July 2

Topics: Social Media for Organizations: Using Social Media to Influence a Population's

Health (Part II)

Instruction

How do you choose appropriate social media?

Privacy concerns for organizations

Patient safety, ethical issues, technology issues for public health departments

Guidelines from CDC and NIH for using social media

What impact do social media really have on health?

Activities

Post client consultation debriefs, one for each team (5-8 minute each)

o Very brief summary of client’s needs

o What went well

o What could have been improved

o What was surprising

o What you would do differently

o Etc.

Review of expectations for the final report

Session Wrap Up



Personal Leadership Workshop - Overview

Time: 12:45 – 4:00 pm


Instructor: Fiorella Horna-Guerra, BS

Program Consultant

N.C. Farmworker Health Program

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Objectives:

To assist with the development of a strong personal, professional identify

To provide guidance for the development of professional purpose

To introduce key concepts for effective leadership

Ms. Horna-Guerra developed a detailed module for this program that will ―…move student’s along

two key vectors for undergraduate student development (as outlined by Arthur Chickering):

establishing identity and developing purpose.‖ As she notes, ―It is important for people to have a

strong sense of both identity and purpose to begin the path of leadership in their personal and

professional lives.‖

An outline of this workshop starts on the next page.


Friday Topic

June 11 Establishing a Leadership Identity

June 18 Establishing a Leadership Identity as It Relates to Others

June 25 Developing Purpose-Modeling, Enabling, Encouraging

July 2 Developing Purpose-Inspiring and Challenging



Personal Leadership Workshop - Lesson Plans


Topic: Establishing a Leadership Identity

Goals

Agenda

Welcome & Introductions

Introduction to Key Concepts

o My SELF (Identity, Personality)

o Worlds Views

Break

Presentation on Leadership

Reflection/Sharing

Wrap-Up


Topic: Establishing a Leadership Identity as It Relates to Others

Goals

This session will engage the participant in a journey of self-definition in leadership. Using activities and

dialogue, at the end of this session the student will be able to:

Describe those components in their lives that strongly influence who they are and what they value

Express their view of the world and how it influences the way they interact with others or make

decisions; particularly when present with differing views

Define leadership and list the characteristics of an effective leader

This session will continue the journey of self-awareness from the perspective of how one may be viewed

by others in the world. Using results from assessment tools such as the Myers Briggs Personality Inventory

and the 360 Feedback Evaluation, at the end of this session the participant will be able to:

Explain personality, the different personality types, and how personality influences perceptions

and interactions with others

Describe different types of leadership styles and models



Agenda

Welcome

Presentation

o Personality

o Myers-Brigg & 360 Evaluation

o Interpretation of Assessment Findings

Break

Presentation on Leadership

Reflection/Sharing

Wrap-Up


Topic: Developing Purpose-Modeling, Enabling, Encouraging

Goals

Agenda

Welcome

Presentation

o An Effective Leader

o Communication Skills

Break

Presentation

Reflection/Sharing

Wrap-Up

Using three of Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership by Kouzes and Posner, at the end of this session

the participant will be able to:

Describe the characteristic, roles, and responsibilities of a good leader

Explain the importance of having effective communication skills as a leader

Explore public health career options that best matches his/her personality, interest, and/or

leadership style



Date: Friday, July 2

Topic: Developing Purpose-Inspiring and Challenging

Goals

Agenda

Welcome

Presentation

o Inspiring Vision

o Challenging the Process

Break

Presentation

Reflection/Sharing

Wrap-Up

This session explore two additional practices of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership by Kouzes

and Posner and summarize the lessons learned over the past weeks. At the end of this session the

participant will be able to:

Explain the importance of having vision and purpose as a leader

Share ways a leaders is involved in challenging the status quo and encouraging change

Describe ways he/she can be a leader in their community and place of employment



Cultural Awareness Workshop - Overview

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm


Instructor: Candice Powell, M.Ed.

Assistant Director, UNC SPHF Program and Student Recruitment Coordinator



Objectives:

To explore social determinants of public health, including race, gender, class and sexuality

To raise awareness and encourage dialogue about the extent and cost of health inequities

To explore intersections of cultural empathy, cultural pride, empathy, and advocacy in public

health professional education and professions

To increase awareness of personal assumptions and beliefs

To make connections across cultural barriers

This seminar gives Fellows an opportunity to personally connect their culture, beliefs, and

background with their professional pursuits, specifically as they relate to public health fields.

Assignments and more information are available on Blackboard.


Date Topic

June 9 Introduction and Overview

June 16 (UC) In Sickness and In Wealth: How does the distribution of power, wealth and

resources shape opportunities for health?

June 23 (UC) When the Bough Breaks: Can racism become embedded in the body and affect birth

outcomes?

June 30 (UC) Becoming American: Latino immigrants arrive healthy. Why don’t they stay that

way?

Bad Sugar : What connects diabetes, oppression and empowerment in two Native

American communities?

July 7 (UC) Place Matters: Why is your street address such a strong predictor of your health?

Collateral Damage : How do Marshall Islanders pay for globalization and U.S. military

policy with their health?

July 14 (UC) Not Just a Paycheck : Why do layoffs take such a huge toll in Michigan and cause

hardly a ripple in Sweden?

July 21 Only Invisible Minorities and Public Health?

July 28 Wrap-Up

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Extracurricular Engagements

Time: See Blackboard or the Schedule in this guide.

Locations: See Blackboard or the Schedule in this guide.

Leadership: Candice Powell, M.Ed.

Assistant Director, UNC SPHF Program and Student Recruitment Coordinator



Objectives:

To engage with public health ―in living color,‖ i.e., with varied connections to our personal lives

To encourage a sense of community

Types of Engagement Opportunities:

Graduate assistant (GA) sessions

Movies nights

Miscellaneous activities


June July

Day Topic Day Topic

T8 GA Session: Why Public Health? M5 GA Session: Balancing Act

F11 Movie: Precious F9 Movie: Wall-E

Sa12 ―TIPH‖ Sticker Challenge Sa10 Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood

Su13 Cookout Su11 GA Session

Day Topic Day Topic

T15 GA Session: Why Public Health? T13 GA Session: Balancing Act

Sa19 Challenge Course Day Topic

Day Topic T20 GA Session: You pick the

topics!

T22 GA Session: Be the Change F23 Movie: Slumdog Millionaire

F25 Movie: Avatar Sa24 Standardized Test Prep

Sa26 Larry L. Keith Health

Professionals Recruitment

Seminar

Su25 GA Session

Day Topic Day Topic

T29 GA Session: Be the Change and

presentation support

T27 GA Session: Presentation

support and wrap-up



Staff and Instructor Bios and Contact Info



Program Directors/Instructors

Felicia Mebane, PhD, MSPH

Director

Instructor: Public Health Disciplines Seminar

[email protected]/ 919-966-2499

A native of Coleridge, N.C., Dr. Mebane earned Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration and Master of Science in Public Health degrees from the University

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her Ph.D. in Health Policy from

Harvard University and joined the School as a faculty member in July 2001.

As the School’s Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Dr. Mebane is responsible for

the creation, vision, and overall management of the UNC SPHF Program, which is

part of the School’s Office of Student Affairs (OSA). In addition to the UNC SPHF

program, Dr. Mebane collaborates with OSA staff to engage in student recruitment

activities, organize school-wide programs and ceremonies, communicate with students via the

website and the creative use of social media tools, provide careers services, and help implement

UNC’s new student information systems. She also advises student organizations, facilitates school-

wide student feedback processes and collaborates with faculty and staff throughout the School.

Dr. Mebane’s public health interests focus on the use of mass media to communicate with the

general public. She is intrigued by the creative use of arts and entertainment to inform and motivate

people to engage in the best public health practices. Dubbed ―The Dancing Dean‖ by Amanda, one

of her graduate students, she loves to dance, enjoy movies, follow pop culture, read and, (yes, really)

run for exercise.

Candice Powell, M.Ed.

Assistant Director

Instructor: Cultural Awareness Workshop, Extracurricular Engagements

[email protected]/ 919-966-5294 (Office) or 919-260-4928 (Mobile)

Ms. Powell is from Fayetteville, N.C. and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a

Master of Education in Higher Education Administration degree from North Carolina

State University. As the Assistant Director for UNC SPHF, she collaborates with Dr.

Mebane on administrative planning and takes the lead on program management. As

the Student Recruitment Coordinator for OSA, Ms. Powell collaborates with public

health faculty, staff and students, UNC offices, and external groups to promote UNC

SPHF and the School’s degrees and certificate programs.

Candice is passionate about working with undergraduate and graduate students to help them reach

their full potential and has a special interest in underrepresented minority student recruitment and

retention. In her spare time, she loves to cook, listening to music, and enjoys almost any outdoor

activity.

mailto:[email protected]/




Instructors

Amy Hitlin, MS.Ed.

Externship Partner Program Coordinator

Instructor: Public Health Careers Seminar and Workshop

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, with honors

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Master of Science in Education, College Student Personnel Administration

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Ms. Hitlin coordinates UNC SPHF externships and serves as the Director of Career

Services in the School’s Office of Student Affairs (OSA). She offers individual and group career

counseling, job search advice, and resources to the School’s undergraduate, graduate, and certificate

students and alumni. She also plans and manages career-related events, such as the annual SPH

Career and Internship Fair, career panels, and job search skill workshops.

About her involvement with UNC SPHF: ―Public Health is everywhere! I've worked with students

interested in the public health disciplines for two and a half years, and I've learned so much myself.

I'm looking forward to sharing this information with students interested in these fields, as well as

teaching the Fellows about career decision-making and job search skills.‖

Fiorella Horna-Guerra, BA

Instructor: Personal Leadership and Communication Workshop

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Health Sciences

Hunter College, New York

Ms. Horna-Guerra is the Program Consultant with the Office of Rural Health and

Community Care. Her role is to provide technical assistance to health

organizations to increase access to care to migrant and seasonal farm-workers in

our state.

Ms. Horna-Guerra currently serves on several national and state committees,

including the N.C. Governor's Advisory Committee for Hispanic/Latino Affairs, the Eliminating

Health Disparities Committee for the N.C. Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the

National Multicultural/Multiracial Committee of the National Rural Health Association. She is also a

Jim Bernstein Fellow for the N.C. Center for Advancements in Health and has received the

Community Impact Award from La Conexion—a Spanish-language newspaper.

About her involvement with UNC SPHF, Ms. Horna-Guerra says, ―I am excited to be a part of the

UNC SPHF team because of its commitment to building minority leadership and representation in

public health at all levels.‖



Mellanye Lackey, MSI

Instructor: Public Health 2.0 Workshop

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Women’s Studies

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts

Master of Science in Information

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ms. Lackey is the Public Health Liaison Librarian and Director of Global Health at

the Health Sciences Library. She serves on the Public Health/Health Administration section and the

International Cooperation Section of the Medical Library Association. She is also a Learning

Institute Instructor for the American Public Health Association.

About her involvement with UNC SPHF, Ms. Lackey says: ―This is a great time to explore and learn

about social media and web 2.0 tools and applications. The field of public health is ripe for new

ideas and projects to incorporate technology into practice. Public Health 2.0 leverages the best of

emerging technology and a long tradition of creating better health through effective interventions

and research.‖

Patsy Polston, MSPH Candidate, Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Instructor: Public Health Disciplines Workshop

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering & Bachelor of Science, Physics

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

Master of Science in Public Health Candidate

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Ms. Polston is a graduate student in the School’s Department of Environmental

Sciences and Engineering, where she also serves as a research assistant. She recently completed one

term as a co-chair to the School’s Minority Student Caucus and will continue in that leadership role

in the 2010-11 academic year. Ms. Polston also serves as a volunteer with the Rogers Road Eubanks

Neighborhood Association—a coalition of citizens working to end environmental racism in their

community and beyond.

About her involvement with UNC SPHF, Ms. Polston says, ―I am excited about working with UNC-

SPHF because it will be a great opportunity to introduce students to the field of public health.

Originally, I didn’t know about public health, but I knew that it was my calling to be of service to

others; especially underserved populations. It wasn’t until someone invested in me, teaching me

about the field and all of the opportunities that were available that I realized this is it…I LOVE

PUBLIC HEALTH!! So, what better way to repay what was given to me than to invest in other

students. With that said, I am ecstatic about this program, and it is my hope that other students will

have a similar life changing experience and fall in love with public health like I did.‖



Graduate Assistants

UNC SPHF Graduate Assistant Retreat, May 14, 2010

L-R: Damon Ogburn, Jacquetta Woods, Elise Lockamy,

and Che Smith

Elise Lockamy


Education

B.S., Health Care Management and Policy - Georgetown University

M.S.P.H. student, Health Policy and Management – UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Elise is from Brooklyn, New York. Her academic interests include health policy and urban planning,

aging and long term care, and she enjoys community service. About her involvement with UNC

SPHF, Elise says, ―I count it a privilege to aid the Fellows in uncovering the field of public health

and how they can contribute to it.‖

Damon Ogburn


Education

B.S., Biology - Elon College

Ph.D. student, Epidemiology – UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Damon is from Cincinnati, Ohio. His academic interests include infectious disease epidemiology

and, more specifically, HIV/AIDS in the African-American community. He is also beginning to

develop interests in malaria. He enjoys staying active, traveling, learning new things, and

community service.

About his involvement with UNC SPHF, Damon says, ―I am excited to work with UNC SPHF

because I have the opportunity to prepare students for the exciting challenges public health has to

offer. I want to guide, mentor, and lead individuals with as much information as possible so they

may be aware and eager to pursue a career within the field of public health.‖





Che Smith


Education

B.S., Mathematics - Spelman College

Ph.D. candidate, Biostatistics – UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Che is from Atlanta, Georgia. Her academic interests include biostatistics, minority health, health

disparities, chronic diseases, aging, and math/statistics education. She enjoys music, food, painting,

teaching, and mentoring others. About her involvement with UNC SPHF, Che says,

―I love having the opportunity to introduce students to public health and to help them find their place

in this important field. This summer, I hope to help Fellows discover their strengths and leverage

them towards a bright future as a public health professional.‖

Jacquetta Woods


Education

B.S., Physician Assistant Studies - Howard University

M.P.H., Maternal and Child Health - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Jacquetta is from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Her academic interests include exploring racial

disparities in infant health, ensuring adequate reception of health services for children, and lastly,

sexual and adolescent health. Her personal interests include ADVENTURE! She loves traveling,

mini-road trips, and spending quality time with family and friends. About her involvement in UNC

SPHF, Jacquetta says, ―I'm excited to work with UNC SPHF because I hope to provide what wasn't

provided for me when I was pursuing a career in public health. Public health, although so necessary

and vital, is often the most overlooked career in the medicine/health professional spectrum. It is my

hope that through this program I am able to help someone in their journey to becoming a public

health professional.‖





2010 Fellows



Waseem Ahmed

Home State: North Carolina

Undergraduate Institution:

North Carolina State University

Interesting Fact: Conducted medical research

during past summers at the Brody School of

Medicine

Ashley Borda

Home State: Florida

Undergraduate Institution: UNC Chapel Hill

Interesting Fact: Interned at the Adolescent

Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of NC

Alyssa Bullard


Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University

Interesting Fact: Volunteered in various health

settings

Ayanna Cash-Clements

Home State: Pennsylvania

Undergraduate Institution: Spelman College

Interesting Fact: Interned at the Pennsylvania

State Health Department and participated in a

week-long public policy program in Washington,

DC.

Whitney Chrisco



Interesting Fact: Shadowed OB/GYNs abroad

in Guatemala

Katherine Espana

Home State: California

Undergraduate Institution: UC Berkeley

Interesting Fact: Participated in the Latino and

African-American High School Internship

Program

Khristen Flennoy

Home State: Michigan


Interesting Fact: Mentors and tutors

underrepresented African American teenagers

Cinthya Garcia

Home State: Texas

Undergraduate Institution: John Hopkins University

Interesting Fact: Volunteered as a

Spanish/English translator for Engineers without

Borders

Whitney Gore


Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina A&T State University

Interesting Fact: Minority Access to Research

Careers (MARC) scholar

Candice Hardin



Interesting Fact: Interned with Pembroke

Pediatrics

Laura Harker



Interesting Fact: Assisted underserved

communities such as the local Burmese refugee

population

Elliott Haynes

Home State: Georgia

Undergraduate Institution: Morehouse College

Interesting Fact: Participates in peer mentoring

Devalin Jackson



Interesting Fact: Participated in FACES

Summer Medical Program at Children’s

Hospital of Oakland

Tiphany Jackson


Undergraduate Institution: Duke University

Interesting Fact: Studied abroad in Europe with

Syracuse University to study comparative health

policy and law



Enrique Marino


Undergraduate Institution: Santa Ana College

Interesting Fact: Volunteer coordinator for the

El Faro Orphanage Housing project; 2010

Biostatistics Summer Undergraduate Research

Education Program Fellow

Sierra Mullen

Home State: New Mexico


Interesting Fact: Interned with Environmental

Community Action; 2010 Biostatistics Summer

Undergraduate Research Education Program

Fellow

Michelle Murphy


Undergraduate Institution: UNC Greensboro

Interesting Fact: Participated in a research

internship with UNC-Greensboro’s biology

department

Sheila Pande

Home State: Texas

Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Interesting Fact: Participated in medical

mission trips in Dominican Republic and

Honduras

Jeremy Powe


Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina Central University

Interesting Fact: Managed and conducted

university blood drives

Jaleesa Powell



Interesting Fact: Research assistant at UNC


Jasmine Price


Undergraduate Institution: Winston-Salem State University

Interesting Fact: A business major who never

considered public health as a career until

recently

Joseph Rimand

Home State: Georgia

Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia

Interesting Fact: Traveled to Tanzania on a

medical and public health trip, educated tribal

families on health practices, and provided them

with primary clinical care

Lizette Sidransky

Home State: Texas

Undergraduate Institution: Our Lady of the Lake University

Interesting Fact: Committed to serve 300

hours as an AmeriCorps tutor

Adina Stewart


Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina A&T University

Interesting Fact: Selected as a research scholar

in the Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate

Achievement Program

W. Michael Taylor



Interesting Fact: Medical team leader for an

alternative spring break in Guatemala

Sonia Valles Franqui

Home State: Puerto Rico

Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico

Interesting Fact: Interested in working with the

Puerto Rican government to improve community

public health



Christina Vargas


Undergraduate Institution: UC Berkeley

Interesting Fact: Student research assistant for

the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship

Program

Alexey Vasilyev



Interesting Fact: Was the youngest person to

provide leadership and earn top spots with the

North Carolina’s American Regions Math

League and American Computer Science

League; 2010 Biostatistics Summer

Undergraduate Research Education Program

Fellow

Joseph Whitmore

Home State: Virginia

Undergraduate Institution: Virginia Tech

Interesting Fact: CEO and co-founder of Shoreside Landscaping, LLC

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are

powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We

ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are

you not to be? … Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing

enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We

are all meant to shine, as children do... It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And

as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the

same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates

others.” —Marianne Williamson

UNC Summer Public Health Fellowship Program Guide 2010

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