Event Details
Event Title Exploring Implementation Science at UNC: A Symposium
Location Reeves Auditorium, NC Botanical Garden
Sponsor NC TraCS (Translational and Clinical Sciences) Institute: NIH CTSA at UNC-CH
Date/Time 03/04/2026
For more information, contact the event administrator: Jennifer Scott jennifer_scott@unc.edu
Session Status Session Session Date Start Time End Time Cutoff
Registering OPTIONAL: Introduction to Implementation Science 03/04/2026 2:00 PM 2:50 PM 03/02/2026
Registering Main Symposium 03/04/2026 3:00 PM 5:15 PM 03/02/2026
 
The UNC School of Nursing and the Implementation Science Methods Unit at NC TraCS are hosting Exploring Implementation Science at UNC: A Symposium to foster learning, collaboration, and networking amongst implementation practitioners, researchers, and students at UNC-Chapel Hill. The Symposium begins with an optional Introduction to Implementation Science session followed by faculty presentations from Kea Turner, Vivian Go, Rachel Hirschey, and Chris Shea.

This is an in-person event in the Reeves Auditorium at the NC Botanical Garden.


   Exploring Implementation Science at UNC  
2:00 – 2:50 Introduction to Implementation Science (optional session) Micha Belden
3:00 – 3:05 Welcome and Introduction of next speakers Jennifer Leeman
3:05 – 3:30 If Not Alarms, Then What?: Substitution as a Strategy for Hospital Fall Prevention Kea Turner
3:30 – 3:55 Systems Navigation and Psychosocial Counseling (SNaP): An Implementation Science Trial Vivian Go
3:55 – 4:10 Break with light refreshments  ---
4:10 – 4:15 Introduction of next speakers Angela Stover
4:15 – 4:40 Scaling What Works: Accelerating the implementation, reach, and sustainability of evidence-based cancer prevention Rachel Hirschey
4:40 – 5:05 Workflows and Information Flows: (Ongoing) Development of the 'Integration of Telehealth and In-Person Services' (ITIPS) Survey Chris Shea
5:05 – 5:15 ImpSci Opportunities @ UNC Megan Roberts


Please note: If you'd like to participate in the optional session, please register for both sessions and plan to arrive in time for a 2 p.m. start. Otherwise, please register for the main symposium and plan to arrive in time for a 3 p.m. start. Registration is restricted to those affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill and requires an ONYEN.


Speakers:

Jennifer Leeman, DrPH, MPH, MDiv
Jane Sox Monroe Distinguished Professor
UNC School of Nursing

Kea Turner, PhD, MPH, MA
Associate Professor
UNC School of Nursing

Vivian Go, PhD
Professor, Department of Health Behavior
UNC School of Public Health

Angela Stover, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
UNC School of Public Health

Rachel Hirschey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
UNC School of Nursing

Chris Shea, PhD, MA, MPA
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
UNC School of Public Health

Megan Roberts, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
UNC School of Pharmacy

Micha Belden, PhD
Senior Investigator, ISMU
NC TraCS Institute

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The NC Botanical Garden is located at 100 Old Mason Farm Road in Chapel Hill, NC. The Reeves Auditorium is located in Building A of the Garden's Education Center. More venue information, including directions and information on the free parking, is available at the NC Botanical Garden website.