Transcript Developing and Sharing EFNEP’s Public Value

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
(2nd 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
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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
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fact sheets
training
logic models
PowerPoint's
curricula and tool kits
guides
technical assistance
policy development
Intended Partnership
Community Products
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forums
workshops
websites
newsletters
presentations
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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
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Lessons learned
Success factors
Joys
Challenges
Thank you
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