Vanessa
Jewell,
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
University of North Carolina
United States
Vanessa D. Jewell, PhD, OTR/L is an associate professor in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She serves as the Director of the Diabetes Research & Wellness Collaborative, a community-engaged research lab.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
This session highlights how international students and community stakeholders were integrated into a community-engaged research project aimed at improving healthcare access for rural families with children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It also discusses securing multiple funding sources and fostering professional growth of the students through collaborative leadership.