Helpful Links & Resources about Community-Engaged Research

A group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social or professional ties, share common perspectives, interests or health concerns, or have/will be engaged in joint action in geographical locations or settings or groups. (Some examples of health concerns can include environmental, social, emotional, mental or physical factors. Settings or groups can include not only geographic communities, but also online or clinical communities.)

Community-Engaged research (CEnR) actively incorporates and responds to the voice and needs of the community, particularly under-resourced communities. CEnR recognizes community voice as a driving force for research and incorporates that voice in its approach to understanding the problem, conducting research activities, interpreting results and/or disseminating findings in a context of shared power and respect, such that both the community and researcher derive mutual benefit from the work.  CEnR  requires academic members to become partners with the community and community members to become part of the research team; thereby, creating a unique working and learning environment before, during and after the research” (modified from Ahmed and Palermo, 2010 cited in Eder, Evans, Fines, Funes, Hong, Reuter, Ahmed, Calhoun, Corbie-Smith, Dave, DeFino, Harwood, Kissack, Kleinman & Wallerstein, 2018).