Joining Forces to Enhance the Depth and Scope

Joining Forces to Enhance the Depth and Scope of Engagement through Community Engaged Research: A Tale of Two Public Universities Nancy Franz-Iowa State University Edith Parker-University of Iowa

Overview • researchers and community educators authentically connecting • U of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences partners with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach • connect researchers across units with community educators through a continuum of partnership options

Dr. Nancy Franz ISU Extension and Outreach Director, Professional Development Professor, School of Education

Nancy’s Background • 32+ years with Extension in five states 4 -H agent, volunteer, department head, district liaison, state specialist, project administrator, graduate student, administrator • Youth and adult education in all program areas • Research in TL and E&R community engagement

Dr. Edith Parker Professor and Department Head Director, Prevention Research Center for Rural Health Community and Behavioral Health College of Public Health Director, Community Based Research Core Institute of Clinical and Translational Science The University of Iowa

A bit About Edith’s Experience • Born in Siler City, NC –residence of Aunt Bee….

First Job Teaching In Kenya

Second Job- Working with Save the Children in Burkina Faso, West Africa

On to Academia Working with the Detroit Community on Childhood Asthma Research in a Participatory Fashion

Nancy and Edith’s Partnership Goal Improve Iowan's quality of life through a seamless researchcommunity education engaged partnership

Partnership Strategy • Engage Iowans where they live and work with the latest public health research and education to improve their lives • Inform the public health research and education agenda in Iowa • LGU+HSU=CER= community change and improved health

Community Engaged Research Commitment to conducting research that to some degree shares power with and engages community partners in the research process and that benefits the communities involved either through direct intervention or by translating research findings into interventions and policy change. (page 6)

Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (2 nd edition) Editors- B. Israel, E. Eng, A. Schulz & E. Parker

Partnership Structure • Community-based research leadership and education champions from both institutions connect leadership teams and project teams • Champions - Edith and Nancy • Leadership teams - CTSA and PRC at U of I and ISUEO PD • Project teams - dementia, caregiving, health disparities

Partnership Contiuum • information sharing • training and technical assistance • cooperation • mutually reciprocal project collaboration

Partnership Phases • Getting to know each others - meet and greet, connect faculty and staff • Finding common ground through projects join research with educational infrastructure • Determining best practices and impact

Partnership Portfolio - Dementia research and education Clinical translational science award Research prevention center for rural health ISUEO and DCBH networking Grant proposals Rural health information sharing Health education professional development Community-based research professional development

Intended Partnership Peer Products • journal articles • conference presentations • abstracts and proceedings • literature reviews • conference posters • competitive grants/contracts

Intended Partnership Applied Products • • fact sheets training logic models Power. Point's curricula and tool kits guides technical assistance policy development

Intended Partnership Community Products • forums • workshops • websites • newsletters • presentations • • reports designs presentations displays

Partnership Best Practices • it is about the community • who serves as champions and project team leaders and members is critical • open doors for each other • provide therapy for each other • stay focus on common goals

Partnership Best Practices • be patient - bureaucracy is slow and so is human and community development • one solid successful partnership leads to many others • solid peer, applied, and community scholarship is great partnership glue • find and connect researchers, educators, and community members with a high CERQ (community engaged research intelligence)

Resources • Edith’s book • Nancy’s JOE, JHEOE and JCES articles • Partnership table

Your experiences with university/university partnerships • • Lessons learned Success factors Joys Challenges

Thank you nfranz@iastate. edu Edith-parker@uiowa. edu