Carleigh Frazier, MPH

Carleigh Frazier (she/hers) serves as a Senior Program Manager with the Office of Community Health and Engagement at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN). She hails from the mid-west and is an alumna of Fisk University, and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) where she earned her Master of Public Health (MPH). During her initial training as a biologist, Carleigh focused on precision medicine, pharmacology, and genomics with investigators at Fisk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne and Mayo Clinic.

Emerging interest in bridging the gaps between diverse communities and novel research led Carleigh to pursue her MPH. In her role at VUMC she leads the Community Health Needs Assessment process across six Middle TN counties, initiates and sustains CHNA-aligned community partnerships, manages and evaluates the community grants program, and tailors and facilitates trainings to various internal and external audiences. Outside of work Carleigh serves on the boards of Senior Ride Nashville and Sisters Sharing With A Purpose, as well as the Student Support and Outcomes Committee for the VUSM MPH program, and the SENT Community Health Committee in Topeka, KS.