Ebony Hamilton has been selected as a Fellow in Cohort VIII of the Community Research Fellows Training Program at Washington University. 

The Community Research Fellows Training Program (CRFT) is a comprehensive 17-week public health research training course through the Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities at Washington University School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center. The program is modeled after WashU’s master’s degree in public health curriculum and provides an introduction to public health research. Lectures are led by faculty from WashU and other institutions, including Saint Louis University, and local community health-focused organizations. The lessons feature lectures, hands-on activities, and thought-provoking discussion groups. Topics covered include public health and health disparities research methods and ethics, structural racism, health literacy, community health, clinical trials, cultural competency, policy research, grant writing, and community organizing. 

Hamilton is a Maternal Child Group Coordinator, Community Health, with Affinia Healthcare, a community health center in St. Louis. In this role, she is responsible for managing the daily operations of Affinia Healthcare’s Group Care Pregnancy and Parenting programs, following the EleVATE model. A certified doula, Hamilton also serves as a key liaison between internal departments and external organizations that require information or collaboration related to Affinia Healthcare’s group care programs. Her responsibilities include maintaining the program database to accurately track participant outcomes, benchmark data, and other grant-required metrics.  

Hamilton earned her bachelor’s degree in Health Science at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. She has worked at Affinia Healthcare for two years.