Past Fellows

Yale University

Agency: Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Yale School of Public Health

Abby supports the Initiative for Strategic Health Communications in developing a health communications best practices guide for health departments and a vaccine messaging toolkit for local health departments/districts across Connecticut.

Boston University Metropolitan College

Agency: Farmington Valley Health District

Abigail will assist with the Community Health Improvement Plan. She will be researching, developing and disseminating surveys to collect primary data in support of the CHIP.

University of Connecticut

Agency: Waterbury Health Department Rapid Community Assessment of Communicable Diseases

Adiba will design and conduct a Rapid Community Assessment (RCA) of Waterbury. The RCA will focus on identifying and coordinating future responses to address vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.

Southern Connecticut State University

Agency: Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport Hospital

Afisa will be actively involved in work that supports the regional collective impact partnership, Health Improvement Alliance. The mission and vision of HIA is to work together to identify, prioritize, and measurably improve the health of the Bridgeport community through prevention, education, and services.

Southern CT State University

Agency: East Shore District Health Department

Alannah will be assisting in several projects, including work on Drug Use Harm Reduction education in the community, and education on Community Resilience to address mental health.

Yale University

Agency: Department of Public Health- Environmental Health and Drinking Water Section

Anagha’s research will include interviewing or surveying state staff to gain details about their programs, gathering current research or studies conducted by EPA, CDC, other states, and/or regions, and compiling the data is a compendium of regulations and available literature.

University of Connecticut

Agency: CT Department of Health Lab

Annarita will assist in the validation and write-up of a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the laboratory under the guidance of the preceptor and alternate preceptor.

Yale University

Agency: DataHaven

Anyue is providing support for community health needs assessments that DataHaven is creating in partnership with local health and social services agencies in multiple towns throughout the state. Anyue collects, analyzes, and presents qualitative and quantitative data related to health and related social needs in towns throughout Connecticut.

Brown University

Agency: CT Cancer Partnership

Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Cancer Control Services at the Local Health District Level

Eastern Connecticut State University

Agency: West Hartford Bloomfield Health District

Brianna will primarily participate in health education programming. She will review data to assess program needs, provide recommendations, propose evidence-based activities and interventions, research existing programs, assist in program development and implementation, and program evaluation.

Fairfield University

Agency: Yale New Health, Bridgeport Hospital

Caitlin will be actively involved in work that supports our regional collective impact partnership, Health Improvement Alliance. The mission and vision of HIA are to work together to identify, prioritize, and measurably improve the health of the Bridgeport community through prevention, education, and services.

University of Vermont

Agency: Department of Public Health for Immunization and Quality Improvement

Catherine will be performing data collection and analysis of qualitative data and will be tasked with a literature review. She will be modifying toolkits and procedures and will be creating a deliverable on HPV vaccination with parents as the intended audience.

University of Connecticut

Agency: Waterbury Health Department

Chelsea will accompany the sanitarians on housing and blight-related complaint investigations to gain first-hand knowledge of the state of housing in Waterbury and identify some common areas of need.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Stamford Health Department

Dee will Develop health promotional materials in the area of youth mental health and develop asthma educational programming for parents.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Agency: Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Elizabeth will be trained to become a Study Coordinator and work on updates for research staff and training

Yale University

Agency:Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Ellery will assume the role of Study Coordinator on one or more studies in one or more PPSNE Health Centers.

University of Rhode Island

Agency: Birth Support, Education & Beyond

Ellie will assist with case review and assessment to identify supportive needs for clients and their children. Recognize child development challenges and differential parenting strategies. Provide input in the development of family plans that support clients’ goals.

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Agency: DataHaven

Emilie will provide support for community health needs assessments that DataHaven is creating in partnership with local health and social services agencies in multiple towns throughout the state.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Erika will assume the role of Study Coordinator on one or more studies. She will spend time in Health Centers to become familiar with the clinical work of CAs to facilitate work as a research assistant.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Agency: Department of Public Health, Office of Workforce Development

Erin will support the activities of the Public Health Workforce Development office. She will support the Training Program Coordinator in her role in the development and expansion of the internship program and other activities related to training and onboarding DPH staff.

Yale University

Agency: SalivaDirect

Evelyn will be responsible for gathering pertinent data from our partner laboratories per FDA reporting requirements for SalivaDirect’s EUA(s). Additionally, she will identify ways to quantify SalivaDirect’s impact for use in business development and social media.

Southern CT State University

Agency: East Shore District Health Department

Fiona will be gathering data on mental health and drug harm reduction, including investigating local resources and partners in the East Shore area.

Quinnipiac University

Agency: CT Department of Public Health, Policy and Regulatory

Francesca is supporting the legal and policy staff with regulatory and statutory research, conducting cross-state research and comparative analyses.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Wallingford Health Department

Grace will assist with the implementation of emergency preparedness plans and programs for the community and will participate in epidemiological investigations of disease outbreaks.

American University

Agency: City of Hartford, Department of Health & Human Services

Isabel will support an HHS project by conducting a literature review, data management, maintaining files for the project(s), and presenting/communicating data and results.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Samaritan House

Janaya will be seeking input from local community residents through the development and implementation of surveys and/or focus groups to determine the current landscape and share thoughts on the current understanding of health literacy.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Naugatuck Valley Health District

Mental Health Research and Resource Guide Development

Emory University

Agency: DataHaven

Julia will provide support for community health needs assessments that DataHaven is creating in partnership with local health and social services agencies in multiple towns throughout the state.

Fairfield University

Agency: Yale-New Haven Health, Bridgeport Hospital

Juliana will work on the development of an annual report and the development of social media and other health communications to increase awareness of HIA, promote regional resources, and educate the community on ways to improve health outcomes.

Walden University

Agency: Michelle’s House

Karissa will work on quantitative analysis, evaluation of all direct and indirect sequelae highly correlated with Sickle Cell Disease and support the quality standards of producing a report that defines the SCDAA CT as an exemplar.

Fairfield University

Agency: Naugatuck Valley Health District

Kasey will be creating a mental health and wellness resource directory. She will research and record all available mental health resources easily accessible to residents of the seven covered towns.

Yale University

Agency: Central CT Health District, Community Health

Evaluate the Chronic Disease Prevention Program, a district four-wide walking competition. This program aids to reduce chronic disease through increasing physical activity.

Western CT State University

Agency: City of Danbury, Department of Health and Human Services

Katherine will be conducting research on the chronic and communicable diseases that are currently affecting the community. She will analyze, interpret, and manage epidemiological data and create visual representations of this information to be shared with local stakeholders, City leadership, department staff, and the community.

Marist College

Agency: East Shore District Health Department

Kathryn will perform a hands-on sample collection of contaminated water impacting recreational beaches and shellfishing beds. She communicates her results through oral and poster presentations to stakeholders in environmental justice and non-environmental justice communities and academic settings, providing the opportunity to practice communication skills to a variety of audiences.

Fairfield University

Agency: CT DPH, Community, Family and Health Equity

Maternal and Child Health Fellowship with WIC program. Support the development and implementation of new pilot intervention, Pacify.

Quinnipiac University

Agency: Department of Public Health-Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Kristen is supporting the legal and policy staff with regulatory and statutory research, conducting cross-state research and comparative analyses.

Quinnipiac University

Agency-New Haven Health Department

Develop and promote a peer sex educator program model to include best practices and program designs to become a peer educator.

Yale University

Agency: SalivaDirect

Kush is working on data collection, compilation, and reporting for understanding regulatory reporting for diagnostic tests.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Chesprocott Health District

Lauren will be shadowing Sanitarians and gain an understanding of their tasks with a focus on certain Environmental Services including Food, Cosmetology, and Septic.

UCONN

Agency: CT DPH, Office of Oral Health

Develop messaging for statewide media campaign on how oral health inegrates with overall health. Develop presentations and provider hand-outs.

UCONN

Agency: CT DPH, Ryan White Part B Program

Hold focus groups with low income people living with HIV to quantify quality of life.

Southern New Hampshire University

Agency: Southwestern Area Health Education Center (AHEC

Margaret will promote activities that highlight resiliency, and health promotion. She will facilitate education sessions, attend health fairs and screenings, participate in other community events, and professional development/training for students/community agency personnel/educational partners.

Quinnipiac School of Law

Agency: Milford Health Department

Conduct a rotation through every division: community health, environmental health, public health nursing, and emergency preparedness working on specific assigned projects.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Greater Bridgeport Area Preventative Program

Design a social media campaign to promote awareness of COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination.

University of Connecticut

Agency: West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District

Mary will review the Community Health Assessment data and provide recommendations for evidence-based interventions.

Fairfield University

Agency: Naugatuck Valley Health District

Design a community vision approach and plan that would increase the Maternal Health Coalition's capacity to advocate, practice and regulate breastfeeding in the workplace law at local employers worksites.

Southern CT State University

Agency: West Haven Health Department

Melissa will be collecting data, developing surveys, planning events, and observing environmental inspections. The West Haven Health Department's services include environmental health, community health, and public health emergency preparedness.

Western CT State University

Agency: City of Danbury, Department of Health and Human Services

Molly will conduct research on the chronic and communicable diseases that are currently affecting the community. She will also analyze, interpret, and manage epidemiological data and create visual representations of the information.

Wesleyan University

Agency: Department of Public Health, CT Cancer Foundation

Nakial will frame a problem statement starting by assessing and summarizing epidemiological data to determine prostate cancer incidence rates, mortality rates, and stage and age at diagnosis for Connecticut men overall and by race and ethnicity.

Southern New Hampshire University

Agency- East Shore District Health Department

Nicholas will develop and facilitate a health education program and assist with data collection methods and develop health communication materials.

University of Connecticut

Agency: CT Department of Public Health, Office of Public Health Workforce Development

Nicholas is researching topics relating to the physician workforce and access to care, drafting presentation materials, and preparing drafts of portions of the final report to be submitted to the General Assembly.

Wesleyan University

Agency: Ella B. Scantlebury Senior Residence

Nkemka will use quantitative data analyses of current census tract-specific resources to create a graphic presentation that will be used to profile the neighborhood's elderly and economic environment, suitable for presentation to stakeholders. He will also interview Key informants to develop questions for local focus groups.

University of St. Joseph

Agency: West Hartford Bloomfield Health District, Environmental Health

Nour will review the Community Health Assessment data and provide recommendations for evidence-based interventions.

Southern CT State University

Agency: Stamford Health Department

Patrick will develop health promotional materials for youth mental health and asthma educational programming for parents.

Yale University

Agency: CT DPH, Stroke Registry

Assist in developing work plan and evaluation plan for the Stroke Registry.

University of Bridgeport

Agency: Stamford Department of Health & Human Services

Samuel will develop health promotional materials in the area of youth mental health and Develop asthma educational programming for parents.

Brown University

Agency: East Shore District Health Department, Short Beach Association

Sarah be assisting in research to determine which species is responsible for water contamination.

Sacred Heart University

Agency: Stamford Health Department

Supporting a healthy Stamford through health promotion, education and communication

Southern CT State University

Agency: Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Shane will be coordinating IRB submission, developing informed consent documents, collecting specimens, and will be collecting demographic data on clients for ongoing research studies.

Columbia University

Agency: Department of Public Health, Community, Family Health, and Prevention

Sofia will be creating a poster displaying Healthy Start data showing demographics, and various benchmarks such as partner support and breastfeeding goals of Healthy Start participants.

Western CT State University

Agency: City of Danbury, Department of Health, and Human Services

Sulaiman will be conducting research on the chronic and communicable diseases that are currently affecting the community. He will analyze, interpret, and manage epidemiological data and create visual representations of this information to be shared with local stakeholders, City leadership, department staff, and the community.

University of Pennsylvania

Agency: DPH-Policy and Regulatory

Sunny is supporting the legal and policy staff with regulatory and statutory research, conducting cross-state research and comparative analyses.

University of New England

Agency: Chatham Health District

Tania will work on a Rapid Community Assessment for the supplemental immunizations grant. Specific activities include the development and administration of a survey, summarizing the survey responses, and collection of qualitative feedback from community members through listening sessions and interviews.

American International College

Agency: East Hartford Health Department

Tatyana will work with epidemiologic and biostatistical summaries of public health data to develop statistical summaries based on demographic, underlying conditions, risk factors, and outcomes.

Wellesley College

Agency: Norwalk Health Department

Trisha will assist the NHD staff with the delivery and evaluation of community health programs, social media campaigns for seasonal health topics and the drafting of communications materials on various topics.

University of Hartford

Agency: West Hartford Bloomfield Health District

Tyanna participates in health education programming. This includes reviewing data to assess program needs, providing recommendations, proposing evidence-based activities and interventions, researching existing programs, assisting in program development and implementation, and program evaluation.

Sacred Heart University

Agency: Fairfield CARES Community Coalition

Uruj will implement strategies to reduce youth access to alcohol from retailers as well as from the home environment. She will do outreach to community groups to oppose commercial cannabis businesses to the Fairfield Planning & Zoning Commission.

Emerson College

Agency: Department of Public Health, Family Wellness Healthy Start

Vivian will join in the planning and implementation of the Family Wellness Healthy Start conference. She will utilize collected data from evaluations to co-create a poster presentation highlighting FWHS and outcome measures as part of the quality improvement of the program, highlighting areas of focus for the next federal funding cycle.

University of Miami

Agency: DPH LAB

Zoe will review Power BI and Microsoft Access resources and the HAI-AR data for CRE, CRAB, and CRPA.

Suny at Albany

Agency: CT Department of Public Health - Epidemiology and Emerging Infections

Zoe is participating in Babesiosis awareness and prevention presentations. She is completing data entry and provider follow-up for supplemental case report forms. She also participates in data quality assurance through participation in annual data reconciliation and develops statistical reports and graphs of Babesiosis statistical trends.