REACH Fellowship Program

REACH at a Glance

Eligibility

First-year MPH students in the Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES) department at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.

Focus Areas

Storytelling, arts, culture, ethnography, and public health.

Program Duration

  • Workshops - Spring 2026

  • Applied Practice Experience - Summer 2026

  • REACH Fellows Showcase - Fall 2026

Funding

Fellows receive financial support for fellowship-related expenses.

About REACH

The Responsive Engagement through Arts & Culture (REACH) Fellowship is an interdisciplinary training opportunity for MPH students to explore how storytelling, arts, and culture can advance public health. Fellows engage in interactive workshops on storytelling, ethnography, and filmmaking and immerse themselves in an applied practice experience in Atlanta, GA, or Trento, Italy. REACH fellows contribute to THRIVE Lab’s arts and health initiatives, including the HEART Media Campaign and Building Bridges Film Intervention Study.

REACH Mission & Objectives

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to promote public health by integrating arts and cultural assets into public health research, practice, and education.

Objectives:

  • Engage in interdisciplinary training that includes Behavioral, Social, & Health Education Sciences (BSHES) Department, the Department of Film & Media, the Department of French and Italian, and engagement with global community partners.

  • Collaborate with faculty and community partners in Trento, Italy, or Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Develop and implement an APE focused on arts and health.

  • Produce public health deliverables that use storytelling and visual media to promote public health.

  • Present final projects at the REACH Fellows Showcase.

Program Components

  • Fellows participate in workshops on storytelling, ethnography, cultural humility, and filmmaking in public health. Workshops are led by faculty across the departments of public health, film & media, and cultural studies at Emory.

  • Fellows complete a 200-hour APE in Atlanta, GA or Trento, Italy, collaborating with community partners to create arts-based public health deliverables that meet MPH and departmental competencies.

  • Fellows receive mentorship and support throughout their APE and academic year from REACH faculty.

  • Fellows present their arts-based public health work at a community-wide REACH Fellows Showcase in the Fall.

  • Fellows receive financial support for fellowship-related expenses, which may include travel accommodations for placements in Italy and conference-related expenses for local fellows.

Contact Us

If you are interested in applying to the REACH fellowship, please contact thrive@emory.edu.