Kandyce Brennan

Kandyce Brennan, DNP, CNM, is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and a certified nurse-midwife committed to advancing health equity through clinical education, innovation, and community partnership. She serves as Medical Director of REACH, a mobile health initiative delivering care and interprofessional learning experiences in rural and underserved communities across North Carolina. A Society of Family Planning Changemaker Fellow, Dr. Brennan’s work focuses on preparing future clinicians to address health inequities, ethical challenges, and the growing impact of health misinformation.

Dr. Brennan’s project will develop and evaluate an interprofessional, community-engaged curriculum to prepare clinicians and community health advocates to address health misinformation as a social determinant of health, with the aim of strengthening trust and improving health outcomes in underserved communities.

2014 Macy Faculty Scholar Meg Zomorodi, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor and Associate Provost for Interprofessional Health Initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will serve as Dr. Brennan’s mentor.