Claudia S. Plaisted Fernandez, DrPH, MS, RD, LDN

Claudia S. Plaisted Fernandez, DrPH, MS, RD, LDN
About
Claudia Fernandez in the Gillings News
Honors and Awards
Leadership500
2015, HR.com
Leadership Excellence Awards
2016, Food Systems Leadership Institute named 2nd in U.S. for Open Enrollment Continuing Education with an Emphasis in Leadership and 3rd in the U.S. for Custom Content Programming in Continuing Education with an Emphasis on Leadership and Organizational Development, in partnership with NC State University
Teaching Interests
Dr. Fernandez focuses on executive leader development with post-graduate mid-to-senior level leaders, an approach typically structured around immersive education approaches.
Research Activities
Dr. Fernandez actively researches both the outcomes of the leadership institute programs in which she is involved and also how to effectively deliver executive development programs.
Service Activities
2015-2022 Chair of MCH Adjunct Professor's Committee
2023-2024 Associate Chair, Inclusive Excellence, Belonging and Engagement
2022--present Full Professor's Committee
2024-2025 Practical Effective Advocacy Laboratory (PEAL) Committee, Gillings School of Public Health
Practice Activities
Dr. Fernandez is Director of the Leadership Core for the Food Systems Leadership Institute, a flagship program of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.
Dr. Fernandez is the Director and PI of the ACOG Robert C. Cefalo National Leadership Institute.
Key Publications
Coming 2025: From Clinical Practice to Public Health Applications: the Successful, Sustainable and Scalable Outcomes of the Clinical Scholars Program. Claudia S. P. Fernandez, DrPH, MS, RD, LDN & Giselle Corbie, MD, MSc. . Publication Date: 2025 (2025). In Tech Publishers.
Community Based Changes in the Culture of Health in the US: Experiences in Developing the Team and Impacting the Community. Fernandez CSP, Corbie-Smith G. (2021). In Tech Publishers.
It-Factor Leadership: Become A Better Leader in 13 Steps. Fernandez C, Fernandez R. (2014). FastTrack Leadership.
Comparing the “Stickiness” of Equity-Centered Leadership Training for Physicians at 6-Months Post Program in Virtual vs. In-person Settings. Fernandez CSP; Hayes C; Adatsi G; Noble CC; Abel-Shoup M; Connolly A. (2024). Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 16.
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Improving the Equity Landscape at U.S. Academic Institutions: 10 Strategies to Lead Change. Fernandez CSP, Taylor MM, Dave GJ, Brandert K, Larkin S*, Mollenkopf K*, Corbie G. (2024). Journal of Equity in Education and Society, 3(1), 18-32.
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Comparing Virtual vs. In-person Leadership Training in Physician Cohorts. Journal of Healthcare Leadership. Fernandez CSP; Hayes C; Adatsi G; Noble CC; Abel-Shoup M; Connolly A. (2023). Online, 2023(15), 139-152.
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Leadership development to advance health equity. Academic Medicine. Corbie G, Brandert K, Fernandez CSP, Noble CC (2022). Academic Medicine, 97(12), 1746-1752.
Advancing Health Equity Through Equity-Centered Leadership Development with Interprofessional Healthcare. Corbie G, Brandert K, Noble CC, Henry E*, Dave G, Berthiaume R, Green M, Fernandez CSP. (2022). J Gen Internal Medicine.
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Clinical Scholars: Six Core Conclusions for Training Healthcare Professionals as Leaders Impacting Unbounded Systems. Invited and competitively selected manuscript for special edition. Fernandez CSP, Corbie G. (2021). Journal of Leadership Studies, 15(3), 1-8.
Career Trajectory in Academic Leadership: Experiences of Graduates of the Food Systems Leadership Institute. Fernandez CSP, Esbenshade K, Reilly C, Martin LC. (2021). Journal of Leadership Education, 20(3), 75-84.
Education
- DrPH, Public Health Leadership / Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
- Post-Maste, Psychology, UNC-CH, 1995
- Post-Maste, Psychology, Institute for Health Psychology, 1994
- Post-Maste, Psychology, Harvard University Extension School, 1991
- Post-Maste, Behavioral Medicine, The Institute of Behavioral Medicine New England Deaconess Hospital, 1990
- MS, Clinical Nutrition, Boston University, 1988
- BS, Dietetics / Nutrition, Miami University, 1986