Connecting Research to Communities
The Community Engagement and Research Core aims to facilitate community-based research and community engagement, while enhancing the translation of research and technological developments to key public health and community stakeholders. This Core is part of the Penn-CHOP Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).
Announcements & News
Call for Proposals – 2025 Pilot Grants
The Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) at the University of Pennsylvania is sponsoring a pilot grant program to fund small-scale and developmental research with public and...
Dr. Lauren Eberly Receives Prestigious ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Award
Dr. Lauren Eberly, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named a 2025 recipient of the prestigious American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Physician-Scientist Award. This award...
Penn Professor Catherine McDonald Honored with Prestigious PECASE Award
Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair of Primary Care Nursing at Penn Nursing, has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE recognizes exceptional potential for leadership and innovative...
Consultations
Use our online form to request a consult from CEAR Core faculty and staff.
Posters & Presentations
Cores Day
CEAR Core staff presented at Cores Day on September 25, 2024. Cores Day featured presentations about core facilities at the Perelman School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and The Wistar Institute.
Community Engagement Matters 2024
This event was part of Clinical Research Week (May 20- 24), which celebrated Penn Medicine’s unwavering support of the >1,200 Clinical Research Professionals and recognized their contributions. Karen Glanz featured the projects and studies that her center has lead or contributed to that focus on community health.
Research Readiness Day 2024
CEAR Core Senior Research Project Manager Krista Scheffey, MPH, MSW presented at Research Readiness Day in February 2024. Her presentation included updates to our Community Partner Training. This annual event provides training and networking opportunities to community leaders who are interested in partnering with local researchers, and is co-sponsored by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Drexel University, Temple University College of Public Health, La Salle University, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Featured Publications
Youth Caregivers of Adults in the United States: Prevalence and the Association Between Caregiving and Education
Miller KEM, Hart J, Rosania MU, Coe NB; Youth Caregivers of Adults in the United States: Prevalence and the Association Between Caregiving and Education. Demography 1 June 2024; 61 (3): 829–847.
Barriers and Facilitators to Prescribing Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure in the Indian Health Service
Eberly LA, Tennison A, Mays D, Shin S, Merino M. Barriers and Facilitators to Prescribing Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure in the Indian Health Service. JACC: Heart Failure, 12:5, 961-963, May 2024
Use of a wireless monitoring device to perform nonstress tests from home: the patient perspective
Hamm RF, Steele MC, O'Brien C, Gebru H, Purnell J, McCabe M, Lane-Fall M, Parry S, Schwartz N. Use of a wireless monitoring device to perform nonstress tests from home: the patient perspective. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, April 2024 6: 4, 101342.
Key Initiatives
The Community Engagement and Research Core aims to facilitate community-based research and community engagement, while enhancing the translation of research and technological developments to key public health and community stakeholders. This Core is part of the Penn-CHOP Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).
Pilot Grants
The Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) at the University of Pennsylvania makes pilot grant funding available for research with public and community health relevance.
Community Partner Training
Community Partner Training is an online training program for community members who are engaged in human subjects research. The training provides an overview of human subjects research principles and explains the responsibilities of a community researcher. The examples the course uses were chosen to reflect the kind of real-world scenarios community researchers are likely to encounter in the process of conducting research.
Archived Initiatives
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