Objectives
Explain what community engagement is and why it is important for health research.
Describe the differences between traditional and community-based participatory research.
Provide examples of how to integrate community members into various stages of the research process.
References
UAMS Translational Research Institute (https://tri.uams.edu/community/)
Speaker(s): Keneshia Bryant-Moore, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC; Nicki Spencer, MHA, Anna Huff Davis
Speaker(s) Bio
Dr. Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, serves as an Associate Director of the Community Engagement Core of the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI). In this role she serves as a resource to researchers and community members and organizations interested in partnerships throughout the research process including the dissemination of research findings. Dr. Bryant-Moore is the Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the Fay W. Boozeman College of Public Health. Presently, she serves as the Co-Director of the Community Engagement and Dissemination Core of the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) which is funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD).
Nicki Spencer has served as Senior Program Manager of Community Engagement for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI) for six years. Her position on the community engagement team allows me to mix my education with my experience and passion.
Anna Huff Davis has been a community research advocate providing training and partnering with researchers on multiple studies over the past 20 years. She has been a community liaison with the COPH’s Office of Community-Based Public Health since 2001. She served as a community partner on Arkansas’ Nutritional Intervention Research Initiative (NIRI) in the Mississippi River Delta funded by USDA and worked with Dr. Stewart to develop and implement community training on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and the ethics of research for communities involved in NIRI.
DCOC Contact Information
Catrice Banks-Johnson
Email: crbanksjohnson@uams.edu
DeAnn Hubberd
Email: DEHubberd@uams.edu
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