2023 CHECK-UP Community-Engaged Research Workshop Series: 

Processes and Practices for Cultivating Meaningful Community-Academic Partnerships: From Concept to Action

April 27, 2023

6:00 - 8:00pm

Hybrid: Fellowship Chapel; 7707 Outer Dr W, Detroit, MI 48235

Register Here

Cultivating community and academic partnerships can be accelerated by fostering meaningful dialogue and finding common ground in the earliest stages of partnerships. To foster such connections, this workshop will offer strategies and provide tools for researchers and community stakeholders, so they are better prepared to collaborate equitably and interact effectively. Topics will include considerations in selecting a community engagement approach, strategies to identify and engage potential community partners, best practices for first encounters, ethical considerations, and setting appropriate expectations for partners and projects. As part of the workshop, participants will work through community engagement plans. This is the first of a series of four workshops offered in 2023.

Facilitators include: 

Chandra McMillion
CEO & Founder, McMillion Group

Elizabeth Towner, PhD
Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, WSU School of Medicine

Rodlescia Sneed, PhD, MPH
Institute of Gerontology & Department of Psychology, WSU 

Carrie Leach, PhD, MPA
Institute of Gerontology, CURES, & CHECK-UP, WSU

*Dinner will be provided to those who attend in-person.