2025-2026
Fellowship Summary 2025-2026 [PDF - 543 KB]
Seven Fellows completed the program from January 2025 to June 2026.
Fellows planned and conducted a project aligned with the public health approach to injury and violence prevention, developed a project report, and presented their projects at the Fellowship Symposium.
Fellows participated in over 25 distance-based and two in-person sessions held during four phases of the Fellowship:
- Distance A (January – May 2025) n=10 sessions
- In-Person 1 – CDC (conducted 3 online sessions due to in-person cancellation) (May 20-22, 2025)
- Distance B (July – October 2025) n=8 sessions
- In-Person 2 – Field Course (October 19-24, 2025; IHS Tucson Area, AZ)
- Distance C (November 2025 – February 2026) n=3 sessions
- Distance D (February – June 2026) n=3 sessions
- In-Person 3 – Symposium (June 16-17, 2026; Rockville, MD)
Fellow Projects
The seven Fellows were required to submit project reports. Below is a list of reports, in alphabetical order by Fellow’s last name.
- Cori Crocker, MPH, REHS, Elder Fall Prevention Needs Assessment for a Southwest American Indian Tribe [PDF - 779 KB]
- Lucynda Dahozy, MPH, Domestic Violence Support Services Among the Dine: An Exploratory Inquiry
- Michael H. Hiles, MSPH, REHS, CPH, CP-FS, CPO, Developing a “Path to Data” Framework for the IHS Nashville Area
- Shylah James, MS, REHS, Assessing Interest in Tai Chi Easy as a Fall Prevention Activity in Navajo Senior Centers
- Samantha McNelly, MPH, CPH, LMSW, The data that we collect means something. The reason I collect it is for my people: A Qualitative Analysis of Alaskan Substance Use Data Assets, Needs, and Opportunities [PDF - 543 KB]
- Chanda Rogers, BSPH, Piloting Tai Chi Easy for Fall Prevention in the Navajo Nation
- Ryan Wheeler, MPH, REHS, Evaluating Interest in and Need for Tribal Elder Fall Prevention: Findings from a Staff Program Needs Assessment
Faculty/Academic Advisor Team
- Department of Health Behavior at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
- Carolyn Crump, PhD
- Robert Letourneau, MPH
- James Emery, MPH
- Designed and delivered the curriculum to Fellows over four project phases (planning, implementation, results, deliverables)
- Worked in consultation with Molly Madson, REHS, MPH, CPH, IHS Injury Prevention Program Manager
Supported Fellows and local project mentors throughout the Fellowship program - Each fellow had a local project mentor to assist in identifying a topic and providing project guidance
