REACH Fellowship Program
REACH at a Glance
Eligibility
MPH students 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 to Promote Health (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 with global community partners. 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 the 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 global community partners.
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
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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.
2026 Fellowship Workshops:
Module 1: Orientation & Public Health and Storytelling Workshop
Module 2: Cultural Humility Workshop
Module 3: Ethnography Workshop
Module 4: Filmmaking Workshop
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Fellows complete a 200-hour APE, collaborating with global community partners to create arts-based public health deliverables that meet MPH and departmental competencies.
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Fellows receive mentorship and support throughout their APE and academic year from REACH faculty.
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Fellows present their arts-based public health work at a community-wide REACH Fellows Showcase in the Fall.
REACH Team
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Dr. Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD
Founder and Faculty Director
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Dr. Kaitlin Piper, PhD
Dissemination Science Core Director
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Tiffaney Renfro, MSW
Director of Administration and Operations
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Kayla Anderson, MPH
REACH Student Outreach Liaison
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Jordyn Birmingham
REACH Communications and Media Manager RA
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Dr. Jessica Glass
Faculty Mentor
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Dr. Simona Muratore
Faculty Mentor
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Dr. Dehanza Rogers
Faculty Mentor
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Nicole Sessions
Creative Dissemination Mentor
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Dr. Kristin Knutzen
REACH Postdoctoral Fellow
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Carson Bohl, MPH
REACH Doctoral Student
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Tatiana Aguilar, MPH
REACH Doctoral Student
REACH Fellows
2026 Fellows
Feyikemi Ekutti Jalaia Jackson Jessica Kubert Marian Mumin Lolayemi Olulola-Charles Berit Oxley Kaushiki Ravi2025 Fellows
Chizaram Anyaegbu Sylvia Chang Jamyah Combs Taylor Nelson Sophia Storlazzi 
Apply Today!
If you are interested in applying to the REACH Fellowship, please contact reachprogram@emory.edu