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 Presentations

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.
Jeremiah Brown will be leading a poster walk, Building the Future of D&I Science, on for Monday, December 14, 2026 at 1:15PM.

DCIS Faculty

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.  

Implementation Research Core

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 1:15PM-2:30PM.

COBRE Research Project Leads 

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, 2026 8:00AM-9:15AM.
Award: Best Poster in Track. Nominee: 3rd Annual Lisa Simpson Best Poster Award.

Elizabeth Murnane, PhD, et al. "Designing for implementation: integrating human-centered design and implementation science to develop a community-based digital mental health intervention for rural adolescents." Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Behavioral Health." Tuesday, December 15, 2026 8:00AM-9:15AM. 

MS in Implementation Science Students

Jingyuan Zhang, PhD 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.

Briana Jurkowski, BS et al. "Determinants and Outcomes of a Parenting Intervention for Mothers in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders in Preparation for a Type II Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial." Poster Presentation at the 19th Annual D&I Conference, December 13-16, 2026. Poster Session: "Behavioral Health." Tuesday, December 15, 2026 8:00AM-9:15AM.

IMPACT Lab

Iben Sullivan, PhD 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, PhD 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.