Implementation Science Fellows Program

Funding

The goal of the Implementation Science (IS) Fellows Program is to develop faculty expertise in implementation science and expand capacity through:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) online training program and other didactics
Cohort learning sessions
Project coaching with team science orientation
Assigned expert faculty mentoring and student assistantships
Further curriculum development by fellows
Academic and community partnerships

Project	Implementation Science Theoretical Model Frameworks (TMFs)
HBCU Students' Exposure Risk for HIV, STIs and COVID-19	Diffusion of Innovation Social Norms Theory
Physical Activity Opportunities for Young African American Women	Health Belief Model
Cultural Competence Among Social Work Case Managers: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Training for Behavioral Health Professionals in an Ambulatory Health Care Setting	Ecological Framework for Understanding Effective Implementation (Durlak and DePre)
Informing Implementation Approaches by Assessing Communication Patterns by Age to Improve Health Literacy	Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
NCCU and Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) Lifestyle Medicine with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Patients	Theory of Planned Behavior (patient level) Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework (organizational level)