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  • CPH 37 — What This Year Taught Me About Courage: A Solo Episode with Dr. Kristi McClamroch

    CPH 37 — What This Year Taught Me About Courage: A Solo Episode with Dr. Kristi McClamroch
    2025/12/30

    In this episode, as we wrap up 2025, Dr. McClamroch reflects on what this year's conversations have revealed about courage in public health — and what that means for her work with women leaders and organizations. Because if this year taught her anything, it's that courage isn't optional anymore — it's part of how we change the landscape of public health.

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    Conversation Highlights

    • Seeing Courage in Real Time — Dr. McClamroch reflects on the moment guests begin to recognize their own courage during interviews, and how that shift opens something powerful in them.
    • The Patterns Behind the Stories — After dozens of conversations, recurring themes emerged—revealing that women in public health are courageous long before they ever name themselves that way.
    • Courage as a Public-Health Solution — Dr. McClamroch shares why courage isn't a bonus trait but a leadership necessity in a time of burnout, political pressure, and systems in flux.
    • From Accidental Courage to Intentional Practice — She explores how courage can be taught, strengthened, and used deliberately—not just in crisis, but in everyday leadership.
    • What Comes Next — Drawing from seven months of insights, Dr. McClamroch introduces her vision for supporting courageous women leaders and organizations in 2026.

    "My work is to hold up the mirror and say: You are already doing courageous things. Let's name it. Let's strengthen it. Let's use it with intention." — Dr. Kristi McClamroch

    Stay In Touch

    With Dr. Kristi McClamroch:

    Email - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/

    Website: www.CourageousPublicHealth.com

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    19 分
  • CPH 36 — From First-Gen to Trailblazer: A Conversation with Dr. Maram Museitif

    CPH 36 — From First-Gen to Trailblazer: A Conversation with Dr. Maram Museitif
    2025/12/23
    In this episode, Dr. Maram Museitif shares what it means to be a first-generation college graduate, a Palestinian American public health doctor, and the "empathy princess" in systems that weren't built for her. She talks about fighting for the chance to go to college, becoming the first doctor in her family, and then watching her sister, niece, and cousins follow—turning one act of courage into generational change. She also speaks honestly about being a visibly Palestinian, hijab-wearing woman in predominantly white spaces—about being misjudged before she even speaks, even being asked if she speaks English, and still choosing to lead with empathy, evidence, and conviction. And she shares a bold vision rooted in hope: rebuilding trust in public health, expanding access to care, and creating a future where the next generation doesn't have to fight as hard as she has. Meet Dr. Maram Museitif Dr. Maram Museitif is a public health doctor, cancer researcher, and strategic leader with over a decade of experience in health policy, cancer prevention, survivorship, healthcare delivery and health systems innovation. She is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where her research focuses on HPV cancer prevention and implementation science in rural counties. Beyond research, Dr. Museitif has dedicated her career to reducing health disparities and strengthening community health systems. She serves on the Central Health Board of Managers in Austin, Texas, shaping care for the safety-net population and improving access. She previously chaired her community's School Health Advisory Council, where she advanced health and safety initiatives for students. She has also served as a City of Austin Human Rights Commissioner, reflecting her deep belief in civic duty and public service. Her career spans local, statewide, national, and international roles, including work with Yale University, UT Southwestern, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Her leadership and service have been recognized with honors such as the Top Healthcare Leader Award from the National Healthcare Diversity Council, the Ascendant Award from Leadership Austin, and the Jessie A. Yoas Memorial Advocacy Award from the Texas Public Health Association. A first-generation Palestinian American, Dr. Museitif leads with empathy and courage, shaped by her personal journey and professional path. With a deep breadth of experience spanning research, policy, governance, and community service, her mission extends beyond cancer prevention to bridging public health and health care, advancing health equity, and building systems that ensure every community and person has the opportunity to thrive. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Becoming the First Doctor in Her Family — Dr. Museitif shares the courage it took to fight for her education, return to the U.S. on her own terms, and become the first in her family to earn a doctorate—setting off a wave of generational change.Holding Space as a Palestinian, Hijab-Wearing Public Health Leader — She speaks honestly about being misjudged, underestimated, or asked if she even speaks English—and why she still chooses to lead with empathy, presence, and unwavering integrity.When "No" Becomes a Redirection — Dr. Museitif reflects on rejection in academia and public health, and how each setback strengthened her commitment to equity, evidence, and serving communities who are too often ignored.Empathy as a Professional Superpower — From "empathy princess" to systems influencer, she explains how authentic connection, listening, and humanity drive every part of her work—from clinical research to school health leadership.A Vision Rooted in Trust and Access — Looking ahead, she names her hope for a future where evidence is trusted, public health is understood, and health care is finally treated as a human right—not a privilege. "I am the empathy princess… and that is really one of the most cherished titles that I can have." — Dr. Maram Museitif Stay In Touch With Dr. Maram Museitif: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maram-museitif-drph-mph-cph-7b4b8b13/ Email: maram.museitif@gmail.com With Dr. Kristi McClamroch: Email - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ Website: www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage among public health professionals. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working ...
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    39 分
  • CPH 35 — Do It Scared: A Conversation with Dr. Bertha Hidalgo

    CPH 35 — Do It Scared: A Conversation with Dr. Bertha Hidalgo
    2025/12/16
    In this insightful and resonant conversation, Dr. Bertha Hidalgo—epidemiologist, associate dean, president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology, and multi-hyphenate creative—shares what it means to "do it scared." She talks about building a fashion and lifestyle platform while hiding her identity, navigating academic spaces as a Latina scientist, and learning to step into courage even when her voice shakes. Dr. Hidalgo reflects on becoming a trusted public health communicator during COVID-19, bridging the gap between evidence and community, and redefining what it means to belong in rooms where she has often been the "N of one." She also names a bold vision for public health—one that reunites science and society—and a personal vision of not losing her joy, creativity, or humanity while doing this work. Meet Dr. Bertha Hidalgo Dr. Bertha Hidalgo is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Epidemiology and the Associate Dean for the Office of Access and Engagement at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. She holds degrees from Stanford University, the University of Southern California and UAB. De. Hidalgo leads research programs in genetic epidemiology and dissemination science. She has a highly productive record of peer-reviewed research in relevant research areas with publications as lead or co-lead author in high-impact journals including Nature, Scientific Reports, Diabetes, American Journal of Public Health, with over 100 publications. She has attained research funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and internal funding from UAB. Dr. Hidalgo is the past chair of the Minority Affairs committee and President-Elect of the American College of Epidemiology, as well as a long-standing member on the NHLBI Board of External Experts. Dr. Hidalgo is also a recipient of the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Early Career Achievement Award. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Doing It Scared — Dr. Hidalgo shares how fear has accompanied nearly every major milestone in her career, and how "doing it scared" became both a personal mantra and the title of her upcoming TED-style talk.From Fashion Blogger to Science Communicator — She reflects on launching an anonymous fashion and lifestyle Instagram account during her postdoc, the rapid growth that revealed her identity, and the moment she realized she could use that platform to bridge the gap between science and the public.Claiming Space as a Latina Epidemiologist — Dr. Hidalgo speaks candidly about navigating academic rooms as an "N of one," the insecurity that can come with not seeing yourself represented, and learning to value the power her identity brings to those spaces.Public Health at a Crossroads — She offers a clear-eyed assessment of the current moment—deep political polarization, eroding trust in evidence, and a widening gap between academic science and the public—and calls for a rebuilding rooted in collaboration, communication, and community.A Vision for Wholeness — Dr. Hidalgo shares her hope for a future where she doesn't lose her joy, creativity, or multi-passionate identity while advancing public health—and where the field itself can evolve without collapsing first. "When you can't find confidence, step into courage." — Dr. Bertha Hidalgo Stay In Touch: Dr. Bertha Hidalgo on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertha-hidalgo-phd-mph-face-12540131/ Dr. Bertha Hidalgo on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dr.berthahidalgo/ Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage among public health professionals. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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    34 分
  • CPH 34 — From Breakdown to Breakthrough: A Conversation with Keylynne Matos-Cunningham, MPH, M Ed, LPC-A

    CPH 34 — From Breakdown to Breakthrough: A Conversation with Keylynne Matos-Cunningham, MPH, M Ed, LPC-A
    2025/12/09
    In this raw and deeply honest conversation, Keylynne Matos-Cunningham, MPH, M Ed, LPC-A—licensed trauma therapist, former public health professional, and dance-loving entrepreneur—shares how walking away from a "dream" racial justice/public health role became an act of survival. She traces her path from burnout, workplace trauma, and suicidal ideation to rebuilding her life as a trauma therapist, integrating EMDR and brainspotting, and reclaiming her lived experience as a clinical superpower. Along the way, she offers a sharp public health lens on racism, complex trauma, and ACEs, and names a future vision rooted in liberation, collective care, and a nervous system that no longer has to live in crisis mode. Meet Keylynne Matos-Cunningham, MPH, M Ed, LPC-A. Keylynne Matos-Cunningham is a public health scholar turned mental health clinician whose work bridges healing justice, trauma-informed care, and community wellness. With master's degrees in Public Health and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, she brings a powerful understanding of how systems shape our mental health and what it takes to heal beyond them. After experiencing burnout and moral injury in the public health world, Keylynne shifted into clinical work to practice liberation through embodied, culturally grounded healing. She is the creator of the Feel So You Can Heal Framework, a trauma-informed model that guides emotional processing, somatic liberation, and empowered boundaries for deep, sustainable transformation. As founder of Thrive By Us, Keylynne uses therapy, storytelling, and community care to help Black and marginalized communities reclaim well-being on their own terms. Her voice challenges the status quo while offering a compassionate vision for what public health could be: human, liberatory, and rooted in truth. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Choosing Survival Over a "Dream" Career — Keylynne describes the physical and emotional toll of doing racial justice and health equity work during the pandemic—hands shaking on camera, crying between meetings, Sunday dread—and the moment she realized staying might cost her life.Starting Over and Betting on Herself — She shares what it meant to leave an eight-year public health career, become an intern again, cash out her retirement, and even file bankruptcy—naming these not as failures, but as necessary steps toward alignment and safety.From "Too Broken" to Wounded Healer — Trained in EMDR and brainspotting, Keylynne talks about going through intensive experiential trainings, healing her own complex trauma, and how those experiences now shape the way she sits with clients in deep grief and pain.Blending Public Health and Trauma Therapy — Drawing on her MPH background, she connects racism, ACEs, hyper-surveillance, and health disparities—calling for trauma-informed, justice-centered public health that treats mental health as core, not an add-on.Vision, Motherhood, and Collective Liberation — Looking ahead, Keylynne names her desire to become a mother, to interrupt inherited trauma, and to live "uncurled"—building a life, practice, and community rooted in authenticity, rest, and collective care. "Public health taught me how to fight for others. Counseling taught me to fight for myself." — Keylynne Matos-Cunningham, MPH, M Ed, LPC-A Stay In Touch: Keylynne Matos-Cunningham on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keylynne/ www.Keylynne.com Thrive By Us (trauma-informed counseling within the state of Texas) - www.thrivebyus.org Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage among public health professionals. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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  • CPH 33 — Boundaries, Belief, and Becoming: A Conversation with Dr. Janelle Taveras

    CPH 33 — Boundaries, Belief, and Becoming: A Conversation with Dr. Janelle Taveras
    2025/12/02
    In this heartfelt and powerful episode, Dr. Janelle Taveras shares how courage, faith, and self-worth have shaped her journey as a public health professional, evaluator, empowerment coach, and mother. She speaks candidly about learning to honor her value in toxic systems, choosing boundaries over burnout, and embracing her full identity—rather than watering herself down to fit into spaces not built to receive her. Dr. Taveras also reflects on integrating her faith, her purpose, and her passion for uplifting others into a life that feels whole, aligned, and authentically hers. Before we jump in, a quick note — toward the end of our conversation, we lost audio for the final two questions. What you'll hear is everything we were able to capture, and I'm grateful we still have such a powerful conversation to share with you. You're listening to the Courageous Public Health Podcast, Episode 33. Meet Dr. Janelle Taveras Dr. Janelle Taveras began her journey in public health in 2006 with a deep passion to drive meaningful change within her community and across nations. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health with a specialization in epidemiology and brings exceptional expertise in evaluation methods, strategic planning, and equity-centered solutions. Over the course of her career, she has authored or co-authored more than 30 public health abstracts, presentations, and publications; provided capacity building and technical assistance to health departments and HIV programs across the United States; and contributed to major national efforts, including the CDC's Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative across 57 jurisdictions. Her recent work includes developing monitoring and evaluation plans for local HIV/AIDS programs in Broward County and Pinellas County, Florida. A born-again believer since 2010, Dr. Taveras integrates her faith into every aspect of her work and life. She is deeply committed to encouraging others to pursue their God-given purpose through consistent prayer and daily communion with the Holy Spirit. Her holistic approach to ministry includes Christian fitness and worship through flag ministry—expressions that reflect her belief in honoring God with both body and spirit. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, she often says, "The Holy Spirit can only go as far as the limits of our physical fitness." Dr. Taveras firmly believes that Jesus should be at the center of every core area of our lives. Through her services, products, and resources, she aims to empower individuals to live dynamic, fruitful lives rooted in Christ. She is honored to serve and walk alongside you on this transformative journey. Ready to be inspired? Let's listen to my conversation with Dr. Janelle Taveras right now. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights A Career Rooted in Evaluation and Equity — Dr. Taveras reflects on nearly two decades of public health work, including evaluation leadership on large-scale HIV initiatives, capacity building for health departments, and improving systems through data-driven strategy.Faith as a Framework for Discipline and Purpose — She shares how becoming a born-again believer reshaped how she approaches leadership, decision-making, and daily practices that keep her grounded.Honoring the Body as Part of the Work — Dr. Taveras talks about Christian fitness, movement, and her belief that physical strength supports emotional and spiritual strength — and why caring for the body is part of her ministry.Lessons From Reinvention — She offers wisdom from seasons when she had to pause, listen, and realign her life and work, naming the habits and practices that helped her rebuild with intention.A Vision for Impact and Service — Looking ahead, Dr. Taveras describes her desire to help people live purposeful, fruitful lives — and to continue strengthening public health systems through evaluation, equity, and community-centered planning. "Just because I can, doesn't mean I have to." — Dr. Janelle Taveras Stay In Touch: Dr. Janelle Taveras on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelle-taveras-gomez-phd-28722174/ https://www.empoweringlives.online/ Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage among public health professionals. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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    28 分
  • CPH 32 — Finding Her Way Home to Her Navajo Identity: A Conversation with Caroline Davis, MPH

    CPH 32 — Finding Her Way Home to Her Navajo Identity: A Conversation with Caroline Davis, MPH
    2025/11/25
    In this deeply reflective conversation, Caroline Davis, MPH—a member of the Navajo Nation and executive director of a Native-led organization—shares her journey of finding her way back to her Indigenous identity after years of distancing herself from it. She speaks candidly about growing up as a white-passing Native kid on the reservation, navigating rejection and belonging, and reshaping her path in public health. Caroline also reflects on using her access to challenge harmful systems, finding a professional home where her full identity is valued, and holding a bold vision for a public health future rooted in equity, Native knowledge, and community care. She shares her dream of returning to writing as another way to honor her story. Meet Caroline Davis, MPH Caroline Davis (Diné) is a dedicated leader in Indigenous public health, health equity, and social justice. Born and raised on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona, Caroline is of Navajo and Irish descent. She brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of public health and Indigenous community well-being. Caroline holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Public Health from New Mexico State University. Her career has spanned maternal and child health, mental health, disease prevention, social and environmental health, and healthcare workforce development. She is deeply committed to community-centered approaches and has provided training and technical assistance to Tribes and Tribal organizations across the country, with a focus on research and evaluation rooted in Indigenous values. Caroline serves as the Executive Director of a national Native-led non-profit and co-leads her own consulting firm, working to challenge and transform the ways government agencies and non-Native institutions engage with Tribal communities. Her work is grounded in the belief that Indigenous knowledge and leadership must guide all health and healing efforts. Caroline lives in Colorado with her husband, three children, and two cats. Outside of work, she enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and exploring her creative side through art and writing. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Growing Up Between Worlds & Coming Back to Herself — Caroline reflects on being a white-passing Native kid on the Navajo reservation, facing rejection from both sides of her family, and later reconnecting with her identity through motherhood, traditional practices, and public health.Navigating Identity, Tokenism, and Courage — She describes the dual reality of being questioned by some and treated as a "safe" Indigenous hire by institutions, and how she found the courage to challenge white saviorism and push for culturally grounded approaches in her work.Finding a Native-Led Home & Reimagining Public Health — Caroline speaks about the healing of joining a Native-led organization that values mixed-race Native experiences, her vision for a public health system rooted in equity and Indigenous knowledge, and her hope for universal care and fully resourced schools.Reclaiming Creativity and Future Dreams — Looking ahead, she shares her desire to settle into stability and return to writing fiction and children's books, bringing her identity journey onto the page. "Being white passing gives me access—so I use that access to challenge tokenism, white saviorism, and the way systems talk about Native communities." — Caroline Davis, MPH Stay In Touch: Caroline Davis, MPH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-r-davis-mph-b59713105/ Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage among public health professionals. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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    48 分
  • CPH 31 — Learning to Want: A Conversation with Dr. Linda Animashaun

    CPH 31 — Learning to Want: A Conversation with Dr. Linda Animashaun
    2025/11/18
    Dr. Linda Animashaun's story is one of faith, courage, and rediscovery. From growing up in a Ghanaian household shaped by discipline and service, to choosing public health over medicine, to leaving behind job security to build a consulting business aligned with her purpose—her journey reminds us that courage often begins with permission to want. In this episode, we talk about integrity in evaluation work, the power of saying both no and yes with intention, and the radical act of dreaming—especially when the world tells you not to. Meet Dr. Linda Animashaun Dr. Linda Animashaun is the founder and principal of Amammere Consulting, LLC, an equity- focused evaluation firm that advances public health through community-rooted insights and action. She has over 15 years of experience in health equity research and evaluation, working with federal agencies, nonprofits, foundations, and community-based organizations. Her work centers on the social determinants of health, with a focus on chronic disease prevention and control, nutrition, and community engagement in historically marginalized communities. Dr. Animashaun specializes in designing and implementing qualitative and mixed- methods evaluations that reveal the stories behind the data, empowering organizations to understand, strengthen, and sustain the impact of their work. Known for her collaborative, culturally responsive, and community-centered approach, Dr. Animashaun has developed data collection instruments, led interviews and focus groups, and produced accessible case studies, training materials, and findings reports for both technical and public audiences. She also supports organizations through facilitation and strategic planning, helping to align their efforts with equity goals and community priorities. Deeply committed to uplifting community voices, she views evaluation not just as a learning tool but as a vehicle for equity and lasting change. Dr. Animashaun holds a BA in African American Studies from Columbia University, an MPH in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from Emory University, and a DrPH in Community Health Behavior and Education from Georgia Southern University. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Courage as Integrity: Dr. Animashaun shares how, as an evaluator, she insists on reflecting the community's truth—resisting pressure to "massage" data for funders or optics.The Courage to Want: She talks about learning to dream beyond expectations, to "want" without guilt or limits, and how entrepreneurship helped her claim that freedom.Saying No, Saying Yes: She and Dr. McClamroch explore how both no and yes can be powerful when chosen with clarity and conviction.Faith and Hope in Uncertain Times: Even in a shifting political landscape, Dr. Animashaun holds onto hope that the work of public health—and health equity—transcends administrations.Redefining Success: From stability to self-determination, she shares what it means to build a business, a vision, and a life rooted in courage and authenticity. "We can't stop doing the work just because the administration changes. Health equity is bigger than any presidency."— Dr. Linda Animashaun Stay In Touch: Dr. Linda Animashaun on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-a-animashaun-drph-mph-ches-0b5b5416/ Amammere Consulting - https://amammereconsulting.com/ Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage within women who are doing the work of public health. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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    35 分
  • CPH 30 - Purple, Perspective, and Public Health: A Conversation with Natasha Knight

    CPH 30 - Purple, Perspective, and Public Health: A Conversation with Natasha Knight
    2025/11/11
    CPH 30 - Purple, Perspective, and Public Health: A Conversation with Natasha Knight Dr. Natasha Knight is a public health strategist whose "purple philosophy"—bold and creative, steady and calm—guides how she shows up for equity. In this episode, she talks about the courage it took to leave a dream role at the National Institutes of Health and step into corporate citizenship at Altria, where she leads strategy for underage prevention and cessation support. We get into owning your choices, "baking equity into the batter" instead of icing it on top, moving home to North Carolina, surviving a ground-up home build, and a new vision: trauma-informed, accessible interior design rooted in public health. Meet Dr. Natasha Knight Dr. Natasha Knight is a public health leader and proud purple enthusiast. For her, purple is more than a favorite color. It represents courage, creativity, and balance. It blends the calm of blue with the boldness of red, and that's how she has approached her 15+ year career: grounding herself in evidence and empathy while pushing boldly for equity and change. Dr. Knight currently serves as Manager of Underage Prevention and Cessation Support at Altria Client Services, where she leads equity-informed strategies to prevent underage tobacco use and support people on their quit journeys. Trained as a behavioral scientist with a PhD, MPH, and MBA, her path has also included roles at the National Cancer Institute and UNC Greensboro, where she focused on health disparities, community engagement, and mentoring the next generation of public health leaders. At her core, she is passionate about using data, strategy, and empathy to create solutions that make health more equitable and accessible. And in her spare time, she is a budding interior stylist, exploring how to bring well-being and equity into the spaces where people live and work. For Dr. Knight, courage in public health -- and in design -- means standing firm in spaces where equity isn't always the default, and helping communities not just survive, but thrive. Listen To This Episode of The Courageous Public Health Podcast Conversation Highlights Owning the pivot: Why Dr. Knight left a coveted NIH role to pursue impact in corporate citizenship—and what it means to align work with values.Public health on the inside: Leading underage prevention and cessation support strategy at Altria; bringing evidence and ethics to a complex space.The purple philosophy: Creative + calm as a leadership stance; standing up when it matters, without posturing.Equity isn't icing: Her on-the-spot metaphor for building systems—equity has to be mixed into the recipe, not smeared on at the end.Home as health: The cross-country move, a long home build, learning to trust the process, and speaking up when something isn't right.Design for well-being: Dr, Knight's vision for trauma-informed, accessible interior design so everyday spaces help people feel safe, centered, and well.Collective courage: Black women shouldn't have to carry equity work alone; "strength in numbers" matters when we're united. "There's no way that equity can truly be baked in that way, if you're putting it as the icing as opposed to mixing it in with the eggs and the sugar and the flour."— Dr. Natasha Knight Stay In Touch: Dr. Natasha Knight on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/naknightphd/ Email Dr. Kristi McClamroch - kristi.mcclamroch@courageouspublichealth.com Dr. Kristi McClamroch on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mcclamroch/ www.CourageousPublicHealth.com Subscribe to Weekly Courageous Public Health Podcast Updates - http://eepurl.com/jcgQv6 **Remember to Like the Episode, Subscribe, and Leave a Review!** Public Health Consulting To Support You At Courageous Public Health, we are turning up the volume on courage within women who are doing the work of public health. We support public health organizations through workshop design and facilitation, and speaking engagements. Interested in working with us? Reach out on email, LinkedIn, or our website!
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    35 分