ASPPH is pleased to announce the selection of 31 new fellows who will engage in an intensive one-year assignment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Center for Global Health (CGH). The ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellows for 2014-2015 have attended a comprehensive orientation program for two weeks in Atlanta, GA. Following the program, fellows will begin their assignments located in eleven countries abroad as well as at CDC headquarters in Atlanta. In honor of Dr. Allan Rosenfield’s legacy, the fellows will participate in CDC global projects aimed at reducing the burden of disease and disability on people who live without access to basic, life-saving health care, as they build their own capacity to be the next generation of global health leaders.

New ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellow Ms. Meghan Duffy writes, “Over the course of orientation, I have learned just how fortunate I am to have been selected as an ASPPH Fellow. This year I will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the best and brightest minds in the field of public health – people who are truly fulfilling the mission of Dr. Rosenfield by improving the health of impoverished and marginalized communities around the world.”

The 2014-2015 ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellows are:

• Ms. Manza Agovi, graduate of University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, will be based in Namibia.
• Ms. Liana Andronescu, graduate of George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, will be based in Uganda.
• Mr. Owmy Bouloute, graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will be based in Ethiopia.
• Ms. Deanna Camell, graduate of University of Minnesota School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Nicole Carter, graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will be based in Mozambique.
• Ms. Megan Casebolt, graduate of Washington University in St. Louis MPH Program, will be based in Ethiopia.
• Ms. Rachel Clad, graduate of University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, will be based in Namibia.
• Ms. Kyla Cook, graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will be based in Mozambique.
• Ms. Meghan Duffy, graduate of Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Nicole Giles, graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Dr. Sonal Goyal, graduate of University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, will be based in Thailand.
• Ms. Dana Greeson, graduate of Boston University School of Public Health, will be based in South Africa.
• Dr. Sean Griffing, graduate of University of South Florida College Public Health, will be based in Thailand.
• Ms. Ledor Igboh, graduate of Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, will be based in Namibia.
• Ms. Kathryn Kaplan,graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will be based in Tanzania.
• Ms. Aleya Khalifa,graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will be based in Tanzania.
• Ms. Katharine Klein,graduate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Programs in Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Ramya Kumar,graduate of Boston University School of Public Health, will be based in Zambia.
• Ms. Stephanie Lambert,graduate of Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Mr. John Lawrence,graduate of University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, will be based in Swaziland.
• Mr. John Macom,graduate of Boston University School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Amanda Nace,graduate of New York University Global Institute of Public Health, will be based in Namibia.
• Ms. KaeAnne Parris,graduate of Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Jaclyn Perlman,graduate of CUNY School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Jessica Riggs,graduate of Boston University School of Public Health, will be based in Cameroon.
• Ms. Christina Roberts,graduate of Drexel University School of Public Health, will be based in South Africa.
• Mr. Kyle Roesler,graduate of Colorado School of Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Dr. Elizabeth Rogers,graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School of Public Health, will be based in Zambia.
• Ms. Hayley Stolzle,graduate of University of Kansas School of Medicine KU – MPH Program, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Ms. Leigh Tally,graduate of University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, will be based in Atlanta, GA.
• Dr. Rose Zulliger,graduate of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will be based in Mozambique.

The first week included welcome sessions by ASPPH and CDC staff; sessions presented by CDC staff on the structure, priorities, and leadership of CGH; and sessions presented by ASPPH staff on policies and procedures. Fellows also participated in skill-building trainings on conflict management, developing goals and objectives, and creating effective presentations. In addition, fellows had an opportunity to learn from current and former ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellows, as they presented on their own experiences in the fellowship. During the second week, the fellows participated in a three-day training provided by CDC entitled “Preparing for Work Overseas.”

ASPPH would like to thank CDC for their continued support of this important workforce development program.

For more information on the ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program, please visit: www.aspph.org.