Faculty and Community Affiliates
Collaborating with the CWHW
The Center for Women’s Health and Wellness collaborates with faculty, staff, campus partners, community organizations, and academic programs to advance women’s health and wellness through research, education, student engagement, and community-based initiatives.
Affiliate faculty, staff, and community partners support CWHW strategic initiatives in mutually beneficial ways that advance the Center’s mission while also supporting their own programs, research, teaching, and outreach efforts.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Center on these or other strategic initiatives, please contact Director Jaclyn P. Maher.
Examples of Current and Previous Collaborations
Student Collaborations
CWHW coordinates with academic departments, university programs, and campus initiatives to provide meaningful graduate and undergraduate student education experiences related to women’s health and wellness.
Traditionally, the CWHW and the Dean’s Office have supported two graduate student positions, providing students with applied experience in research, programming, outreach, and leadership within the Center.
In addition to funding undergraduate students through the Williams Scholar Assistantship every year, the Center has also partnered with departments such as Public Health Education, Psychology, and Kinesiology to provide internship and applied learning experiences for undergraduate students.
Examples include:
- Graduate assistantships
- Undergraduate internships
- Applied research experiences
- Program planning and implementation
- Community outreach and engagement
- Student involvement in CWHW events
- Volunteering in CWHW initiatives
Faculty and University Collaborations
CWHW collaborates with faculty, staff, departments, and university programs to support research, student learning, belonging and inclusion efforts, campus wellness, and women’s health initiatives. These collaborations include research partnerships, student education experiences, faculty fellowship projects, campus wellness initiatives, and collaborative programming.
Each year, the Center also works with faculty and university partners to offer opportunities that bring students, scholars, and community members together around women’s health and wellness. These include the Fall Lecture, the Spring Research Forum, and Paper Chase events, which support interdisciplinary learning, research dissemination, professional development, and connection across campus.
Current and Previous Faculty Affiliates and Research Collaborators Include:
- Michaeline Jensen – Associate Professor, Psychology
- Randy Schmitz – Associate Professor, Kinesiology
- Steven Fordahl – Associate Professor, Nutrition
- Esther Leerkes – Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
- Sandra Echeverria – Associate Professor, Public Health Education
- Lenka Shriver – Professor, Nutrition
- Jennifer Toller Erausquin – Associate Professor, Public Health Education
- Andrea Lewis – Assistant Professor, Public Health Education
Current and Previous University Partners Include:
- UNCG Recreation and Wellness
- Office of Alumni Engagement
- HealthyUNCG
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
- Center for Athlete Well-Being
- Office of Alumni Engagement
- School of HHS
- HHS Interprofessional Education Advisory Committee
- HHS Belonging and Inclusion Committee
Community Collaborations
CWHW works with community organizations, schools, foundations, and local programs to support initiatives that promote health, wellness, physical activity, education, and connection for women and girls.
Community collaborations help extend the Center’s mission beyond campus and support community-based programming, outreach, and engagement.
Current and Previous Community Collaborations Include:
- Beyond Sports
- Greensboro Parks and Recreation
- Greensboro YWCA
- High Point Community Clinic
- High Point YWCA
- Gate City Dream Center
- Dawn S. Chaney Foundation
- Miriam P. Brenner Children’s Museum
- The surrounding community of both higher education institutions and K-12 schools
