DCIS @ D&I 2026

Our DCIS team will be active participants in AcademyHealth's 19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I 2026).

DCIS activities at D&I 2026 include:

Jeremiah Brown along with Sara Becker (Northwestern University and Dartmouth ’00 Alum) are co-track leads for the Building the Future of D&I Science: Training, Infrastructure, and Emerging Research Areas for the conference.  See schedule of events for panels and posters sessions in the track.

DCIS Faculty Presentation

Jeremiah Brown, PhD (Chair), et al. "Advancing the Field of Implementation Science through the Acute Disease Quality Initiative." Panel Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Monday, December 14, 2026 11:00AM-12:15PM.  

DCIS Implementation Research Core Presentation

Gloria Guevara Alvarez, PhD, et al. "Building implementation science training and research infrastructure to promote reach and impact: Institutional capacity building via the COBRE Program." Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Building the Future of D&I Science: Capacity Building, Infrastructure, and Emerging Research Areas." Monday, December 14, 2026 1:15 PM on

COBRE Research Project Lead Presentations

Terri Lewinson, PhD, et al. "Improvising implementation: How frontline policy actors enforce smoke-free policies in extended-stay hotels." Oral Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Session: "How policy actors and policymaking structures shape implementation of EBPs. Monday, December 14, 2026 2:45PM - 4:00PM.

Kaitlyn Ahlers, PhD, et al. "A case study of community-engaged intervention adaptation: Partnering with a Community Advisory Board for data analysis and interpretation.” Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Monday, December 14 1:15PM-2:30PM, Monday, December 14 4:15 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday, December 15 8:00 AM-9:15 AM. Award: Best Poster in Track. Nominee: 3rd Annual Lisa Simpson Best Poster Award.

MS in Implementation Science Student Presentations

Jingyuan Zhang, et al. "A Protocol for Operationalizing the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) Across Disciplines: Development and Validation in K–8 math Education"  Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Building the Future of D&I Science: Capacity Building, Infrastructure, and Emerging Research Areas." Monday, December 14, 2026 1:15PM-2:30PM.
 
IMPACT Lab Presentations
Iben Sullivan, et al. "Contextual barriers to implementing risk-prediction clinical decision support: a pre-implementation study of provider information needs in COPD care." Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Clinical Care Settings: System-level Interventions." Tuesday, December 15, 2026 8:00AM-9:15AM.
Iben Sullivan, et al. "Context Matters: A Nested Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Perioperative Infection Prevention in the BASIC Cluster-Randomized Trial." Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Clinical Care Settings: System-level Interventions." Tuesday, December 15, 2026 8:00AM-9:15AM.