Sofie Dollison

Program Coordinator

Sofie Dollison, MPH, CHES, is a Program Coordinator at the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy at the University of Iowa. She currently works on multiple projects including the evaluation of the Iowa Rural Vitality Pilot Project aiming to improve rural health through wholistic strategic planning, the program evaluation of a statewide lead-in-water testing program, and the organization of and case writing for the IPHPRP Global Health Case Competition.

In previous projects, Sofie developed five health education videos and posters to increase awareness regarding respiratory infection prevention for use in waiting rooms across Iowa, aided in the implementation of a childhood health education program, and coordinated the Communicating Data training series for public health professionals across Iowa.

She holds an MPH with a concentration in Community and Behavioral Health from the University of Iowa, is a Certified Health Education Specialist, and received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Iowa with additional training in nonprofit management. 

In her role, Sofie consistently focuses on student engagement and mentorship, volunteer management, health education material development and evaluation, data collection and analysis, program evaluation, and quality improvement.