Symposium

The Lived Experience and TBI Research: Leveraging Community Voices Through Community Advisory Boards 1593

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Michelle Smith, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Research Scientist
  NYU Langone Medical Center
  Bronxville, New York, United States

  Slides

Presenter(s)

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  Leigh Johnson, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Research Scientist
  NYU Langone Health
  New York, NY, United States
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  Olga Garduno-Ortega, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Research Coordinator
  NYU Langone Health | Rusk Rehabilitation
  New York, NY, United States

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) combines research methods and community ideals to create culturally competent projects, foster community trust and increase a project’s long-term success. However, while community ‘researchers’ receive various levels of training on how to approach and engage communities in research, some academic researchers never receive training. This training gap can lead to barriers in understanding and communication between academic researchers and the community members they serve. In response, this presentation will delve into the intricacies of building and maintaining community partnerships, including exploration of the CAB experience from a member’s reflections on the partnership, its activities and potential.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss experiences and lessons learned from a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative, contextualized from both the research and community advisory board member perspectives.
• Identify strategies and processes to leverage bi-directional community engagement to improve research practices and amplify community voices
• Facilitate academic researchers' comprehension of the diverse experiences of community member engagement in research practices.