Community Engagement Studio

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For more info, please contact:
Adrijana McFerran
agombose@hs.uci.edu
Robynn Zender
rzender@hs.uci.edu
Overview
A Community Engagement Studio (CE Studio) is a one-time meeting where researchers get feedback from community members—like patients, healthcare providers, or others affected by a health issue. These community members act as expert advisors, offering input on things like:
  • Study design
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Communication materials
  • Sharing results with the community
  • Applying research findings in real life
The goal is to make sure research is relevant, respectful, and truly meets the needs of the people it’s meant to help.
Community Experts are one of the most important resources available to directly guide a research project that will impact communities.
Through CE Studios, Community Experts:
Provide research teams with a deeper understanding of patients’ and communities’ unique circumstances
Increase researchers’ understanding of, and sensitivity to, the environments, resources, and constraints of communities and their constituents
Strengthen academic-community partnerships so that, over time, universities become more and more effective in working with patients, policy makers, and community residents
Help assess the relevance, feasibility, and appropriateness of research activities
Enhance the success of research projects by providing immediate feedback to researchers.