14 Graduate Students Will Implement Community Health Projects Throughout Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL, May 14, 2021 — The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama (ASF) is proud to announce today the community site partners of the incoming 2021 Fellow class, which is composed of 14 graduate students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Montevallo and Samford University.
Since March 2021, the 2021 Alabama Schweitzer Fellow class has been developing the project plans with the assistance of ASF Executive Director Kristin Boggs. “The 2021 Fellows have already demonstrated humility and adaptability as they have completed needs assessments and interviews with stakeholders closest to these community needs. We are thankful to our site partners, who welcome in our Fellows and provide mentorship throughout the year. I am hopeful that the collaborative nature of these projects will continue to grow as the year progresses.”
2021 ASF Fellow Class and Their Community Site Partners
Fellow Name
University/Program
Community Site Partner
Ibukun Afon
UAB School of Health Professions
Women in Agriculture
Jenai Bostic
UAB School of Dentistry
UAB Sparks Dental Clinic
Tanya Correya
UAB School of Medicine
Girls Inc. of Central Alabama
Jennifer Goolsby
University of Montevallo
To Be Announced
Carolyn Grace Griffin
UAB School of Dentistry
UAB Sparks Dental Clinic
Madison Hartley
Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
The Changed Lives Mobile Clinic
Matthew Hudson
UAB School of Medicine and UAB School of Business
Birmingham Special Needs Affinity Group
Henry Kendrick
UAB School of Dentistry
Birmingham Special Needs Affinity Group
Margaret Lloyd
UAB – Biomedical Sciences Program
To Be Announced
Grace Menzies
UAB School of Public Health
The Changed Lives Mobile Clinic
David Moss
University of Montevallo
Alabama Suicide Prevention and Resource Coalition
Joia Pfeiffer
UAB School of Nursing
The Changed Lives Mobile Clinic
Malik Seals
UAB – Biomedical Sciences Program
Collat Jewish Family Services
Shanquela Williams
UAB School of Public Health
Grace House Ministries
By April 2022, Fellows will dedicate 200 hours to plan, implement, evaluate, and develop a sustainability plan for their projects. Descriptions of the Fellows’ projects are available at asf.onedegreesitedev.com/fellows.
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About The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) of Alabama is preparing the next generation of professionals who will serve and empower vulnerable people to live healthier lives and create healthier communities in Alabama. To date, 71 Alabama Fellows have contributed over 15,000 hours of service at a value of over $362,000. Nationally, more than 4,000 U.S Schweitzer Fellows have delivered nearly 750,000 hours of service to individuals and communities in need. Additionally, over 100 Lambaréné Schweitzer Fellows have served in Africa at the Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon. Through this work and through the ongoing contributions of the more than 4,000 program alumni who continue as Schweitzer “Fellows for Life”, ASF perpetuates the legacy and philosophy of physician-humanitarian and Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer. ASF currently has 13 active program locations in the U.S. The national nonprofit is located in Boston, MA.