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Community Engagement Studios

Community Engagement Studios are a structured forum to gain valuable patient or community insight that transforms the way community and academic researchers work together. This consultative model is a quick way for researchers to get community or patient input on the development, implementation or dissemination of a project. They are and evidence-based consultative model utilized to gain valuable patient or community insight to inform ongoing research. CE Studios are a one time in-person or virtual discussion with investigators, community experts, and a trained facilitator. Read the for more information. 

Community Engagement Studio Team

  •  Faculty Team Member to support scope of CE Studio, discussion guide development, coach researchers to communicate effectively with non-researchers, and finalization of report
  •  CE Studio Staff to coordinate planning and logistics, recruit experts, train facilitators, manage day-off event, develop report, conduct an evaluation
  • Community Facilitator to guide discussion using skills in group engagement and a neutral stance. Must have experience working with diverse populations and the ability to balance the power difference that naturally occurs when researchers and lay community members come together.

 

 Community Engagement Studio Process

1: Consult
  • Research team requests a consult
  • Consult process is followed
  • Consult determines that a CE Studio is appropriate
  • Research team requests a voucher for a CE Studio
2: Request
  • Details on project
  • Study info
  • Status of project
  • Writing grant
  • Study started
  • Timeline
3: Planning
  • Meet with research team
  • Define researcher goals and expectations
  • Identify community experts
  • Look at calendar
  • Engage facilitator
4: Preparation
  • Collaborate with the research team to develop the discussion guide; provide an example
  • Provide the researcher PowerPoint template
  • Review the PowerPoint presentation prior to the Studio session
  • Introduce the research team to the facilitator
  • Prepare a one-page research overview to be adapted into a recruitment flyer
  • Record a one-minute video introducing yourself and your research, to be shared with community experts during orientation
5: Meeting
  • Introductions
  • Ground Rules
  • Researcher presentation
  • Facilitator-led discussion
  • Start with expert intro
  • End 10 min early
  • Expert feedback (forms)
  • Expert payment (if in person)
6: Post CE
Studio
  • Follow up with experts re: forms
  • Expert payment (if virtual)
  • Provide final report
  • Survey researcher, initial and 1-year follow-up
  • Facilitator survey

Voucher requests to host a CE Studio can be submitted through . If you have questions or are interested in hosting a CE Studio, please contact Dr. Ivory Simms.