Rate My Professor William Fleming

Fleming's distinguished career spans over two decades in public health. Early roles included Information Specialist on the National AIDS Hotline (1993-1994), U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea (1994-1996), and Public Health Analyst at the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (1999-2002). He advanced to HIV/AIDS Program Specialist at Christian Children’s Fund and Manager at Africare, followed by leadership at ChildFund International. Returning to UNC, he has led the Evidence-Based Decision-Making Core for the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center since 2016, served as Implementation Scientist for North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids (2020-2022), and contributed to various maternal and child health initiatives. Notable publications include "Enhancing Title V Workforce Capacity to Address Complex Challenges: Impact of the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center" (Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2022), "Putting Implementation Science into Practice: Lessons from the Creation of the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center" (2019), "Co-Creative Technical Assistance: Essential Functions and Interim Outcomes" (Evidence & Policy, 2018), and "The Use of Implementation Science Tools to Design, Implement, and Monitor a Community-Based mHealth Intervention for Child Health in the Amazon" (Frontiers in Public Health, 2020). His contributions have earned him the UNC Gillings Teaching Innovation Award (2025), Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good Award (2025), ELEVATE Fixed Term Faculty Development Award (2025), and MCH Department Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award (2021).