Community Scholars Program
The Community Scholars-in-Residence Program began in 2015 with funding from the CEAR Core of the Penn CTSA grant. Now jointly funded by the CEAR Core and the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) of the UPenn Prevention Research Center, the program aims to train young researchers on the fundamentals of community-engaged health research, and provides funding for the selected Scholars to design and conduct a research project with a community partner.
Please contact Krista Scheffey (krista.scheffey@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity.
2017-2018 Community Scholars-in-Residence
Joseph Benci, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Researcher, Radiation Oncology
Project Title: Improving Survivorship Care Plans for Chronic Cancer Survivors
Community Partner: Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group
Faculty Mentor: Christine Hill-Kayser, MD
Akin Oyalowo, MD
Clinical Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology
Project Title: Appropriate Adherence to Fecal Immunochemical and Occult Blood Test Screening in Community Health Centers
Community Partner: Health Federation of Philadelphia/Health Annex
Faculty Mentor: Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP
2015-2016 Community Scholars-in-Residence
Bridgette M. Brawner, PhD, APRN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Project Title: Understanding Disparities in Philadelphia’s Behavioral Health Service Penetration Rates
Community Partner: Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disABILITY Services, Engaging Males of Color Initiative
Nadia Dowshen, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Project Title: Supporting Healthy Identities (SHINE) for Gender Non-conforming Youth
Community Partners: Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal Child and Family Health (MCFH); and the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO)
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Researcher readiness for participating in community-engaged dissemination and implementation research: a conceptual framework of core competencies
Shea et al., 2017 Translational Behavioral Medicine