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. 2024;18(2):277-285.

2021 Community Engagement Studio Virtual Training Summit: Increasing the Diversity of Stakeholders Engaged in Research

Alecia Fair, Leah Dunkel, Marquetta Frost, Tiffany Israel, Felicia Lane-MuMin, Lexie Lipham, Devan Ray, Meghan Spiroff, Brieanne Witte, Cathy Wolfsfeld, Bed, Yolanda Vaughn, Stephania T Miller

2021 Community Engagement Studio Virtual Training Summit: Increasing the Diversity of Stakeholders Engaged in Research

Alecia Fair et al. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2024.

Abstract

Background: There are few methods that focus on engaging racial and ethnic minorities in research. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core partnered with the University of Utah, the University of Michigan, and community/patient partners to convene a virtual summit to share the Community Engagement Studio (CE Studio) model, a structured and widely-used approach that facilitates community engagement in research.

Objectives: The CE Studio Virtual Training Summit (Summit) goal was to prepare multi-stakeholder (e.g., researchers, community members) research teams to engage more racial/ethnic minorities in CE studios.

Methods: Summit planning included (1) agenda development, including CE Studio training and a live CE Studio demonstration; (2) summit advertisement across several networks, including minority-serving institutions; and (3) development of pre-and post-Summit evaluations.

Results: Among 50 registrants (76.7% academicians) that completed evaluations, more than 65% planned to increase engagement of racial/ethnic minorities in research and implement CE Studios as a result of the Summit. Increased confidence in all CE training areas was reported, including in conducting an effective CE Studio planning meeting (32.1% pre-Summit/90.3% post-Summit) and identifying and preparing patient/community stakeholders for engagement as CE Studio experts (46.4% pre-Summit/93.6% post-Summit).

Conclusions: Virtual CE Studio training that includes multi-stakeholder planning partners can be an effective method for introducing the CE Studio model and preparing multi-stakeholder research teams to engage racial and ethnic minorities in CE Studios. This is particularly salient given that effective community engaged research methods and best practices are not currently being distributed through research programs at a pace consistent with the demands.

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The process for requesting and implementing a Community Engagement Studio (CE Studio). A CE Studio, developed by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community-Engaged Rearch Core in 2009, is a structured process facilitating project-specific input from community and patient stakehloders to enhance research design, implementation, and dissemination.
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