Nicole Threadgold, MBA
Grant Program Director
Nicole Threadgold is the director for the State Office of Rural Health administered by the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks.
Nicole is also active in the state and nationally:
- Technical Assistance Service Center/Small Hospital Improvement Program Advisory Council, chairperson
Projects
- Building Healthier Rural Community (BUILD) Grants Program
- Community Health Needs Assessment
- Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
- Flex
- Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program
- Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program
- State Office of Rural Health
Most Recent Publications & Presentations

Presented on July 17, 2024 to the 2024 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit in Washington, D.C.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Barter, C., Threadgold, N.
Date: July 2024
Type: Presentation

The report outlines ideas to address workforce challenges in rural communities throughout the country.
Projects:
Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning in Health (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Program, State Office of Rural Health
Author(s): Arespacochaga, et al.
Date: May 2024
Type: Report

Presented on October 10, 2023 to the North Dakota Hospital Association Conference in Fargo, North Dakota.
Project:
COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant
Author(s): Gibbens, B., Threadgold, N.
Date: October 2023
Type: Presentation

Presented on June 22, 2023 to the Center for Rural Health virtual staff meeting.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Gibbens, B., Threadgold, N.
Date: June 2023
Type: Presentation