Past WSU Community-Engaged Research Summit

2022 Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Symposium

In 2022 the CEnR Symposium consisted of a series of three separate programs with the overarching goal of network building. The programs were formatted to achieve this by bringing together academic and community experts to share space, engage in dialogue, and set an agenda and next steps that will ultimately drive efforts toward LGBTQ health equity, Black health and racial equity, and MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant health.

LGBTQ Health Equity Symposium

The LGBTQ Health Symposium focused on:

Social Determinants of Health
Policy
Equity and Access
Major Health Needs

The format of this virtual symposium aimed to create dialougue between academics and community stakeholders. As so, the symposium began with an interactive icebreaker to get to know attendees, followed by the four topics of focus. During these focus topics, an academic presented a very brief synopsis on the current research and data in that area, followed by a community stakeholder briefly presenting the current on-the-ground experiences. Breakout rooms divided attendees into smaller groups for an action-focused dialogue. After all four topics of focus had concluded, the entire group came together to decide agenda setting and next steps.

LGBTQ Health Equity Symposium resources:

Black Health and Racial Equity Symposium

Wayne State University's Center for Health Equity and Community Knowledge in Urban Populations - CHECK-UP - and the Karmanos Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement are pleased to present their 2022 Community Engaged Research Symposium Series.

The Black Health and Racial Equity Symposium occurred virtually October 25, 26, & 27. This symposium consisted of brief presentations from researchers and community, followed by discussion focused breakout rooms. The breakout rooms attendees developed a call to action that was reported back to the larger group to set an agenda that helps move work forward in the space of Black Health and Racial Equity. This highly engaging symposium focused heavily on discussion and agenda setting as beginning steps of the Black Health & Racial Equity Research Network. The Planning Committee deliberately created an agenda addressing three overarching topics contributing to Black and racial health inequities:

Structural racism and implicit bias on health outcomes
Food Access
Digital divide

Black Health and Racial Equity Symposium resources:

MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant Health Equity Symposium

The MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant Equity Symposium occurred virtually November 1 & 2, 2022. This symposium consisted of brief presentations from researchers and community, followed by breakout rooms for discussion and deciding action items. Each day concluded with agenda setting and next steps that will help move work forward in the space of MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant health equity. This highly engaging symposium served as beginning steps of the MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant Health Equity Research Network. The Planning Committee deliberately created an agenda addressing four overarching topics contributing to MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant health inequities:

Social Determinants of MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant Health
Stress, Trauma, Health, and Wellness across the Lifespan
Access & Equity
Policy & Research

MENA, Refugee, and Immigrant Health Equity Symposium resources:

2020 Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Symposium

December 2020 marked the third annual Community Engaged Research Symposium: Advancing Health Equity. This year’s focus was “The Impact of COVID-19 Now and in the Future,” and featured close to 60 speakers and was attended virtually by more than 200 individuals from Michigan and across the nation. Presentations highlighted academic researchers, both nationally and locally, Wayne State University medical students, community organizations and community members. Speakers offered their insight and perspectives of working collaboratively with academic researchers and the community – discussing issues of trust, expectations, value, capacity and compensation – as well as providing examples of successful partnerships.

Recordings:

2019 Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Symposium

This second annual meeting was supported, in part, by Wayne State University’s Office of the Assistant Vice President of Translational Science and Clinical Research Innovation, Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Recordings:

Assessing the Psychosocial Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Patients and Caregivers, Charles Kamen, Ph.D.
Why Gender Should Be A Bigger Part of Health Equity Research, Derek Griffith, Ph.D.
Community Trauma and Academic-Community Research Partnerships, Vickie Johnson-Lawrence, Ph.D.
The Menthol Exemption: An Example of Public Policy Gone Wrong, Phoenix Matthews, Ph.D.
Understanding & Interrupting Microaggression: An Examination of Self to Be Effective Community Members, Academics, Stakeholders, Researchers, Vickie Sapp, Ph.D.
Cancer Research Opportunities and Challenges in the LGBT Community, Dr. Scout, Ph.D.

2018 Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Symposium

This symposium provided opportunities to learn about and discuss the benefits gained from community engaged research (CEnR), as well as its challenges and strategies for conducting this CEnR successfully with a focus on cardiovascular disease and cancer. This meeting was also an opportunity to learn from and network with community members who have identified research priorities for their communities. This inaugural meeting was supported, in part, by Wayne State University’s Office of the Assistant Vice President of Translational Science and Clinical Research Innovation, Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Topics that were addressed included the following:

How does community engagement contribute to stronger science?
What are successful models of community-engaged scholarship that academic researchers can follow?
How can academic institutions support community-engaged scholarship among faculty?
How does industry view the role of community members in clinical trials?
What are the CVD and cancer-related research priorities within local Detroit communities?
What kinds of local opportunities are there for community-engaged research related to cancer and CVD?

Recording:

Building CEnR Networks to Eliminate Disparities in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease