CE Research Series Professional Development for Faculty Members (Virtual)
The Division of Community Engagement is launching a Community Engaged Research Series. The professional development sessions are designed for faculty and staff looking to enhance their skills in community engagement, focusing on building stronger, more inclusive relationships between institutions and the communities they serve. Participants will explore key strategies and best practices for effective outreach, partnerships, and community-engaged research.
Session Dates:
February 20, 2025
March 20, 2025
April 24, 2025
February 20, 2025
Building and Maintaining Trust with Community Partners and Collaborators
Understanding of the principles guiding engagement with community organizations and community members.
Learning key considerations in building partnerships.
Reviewing specific strategies for building trust with partners and collaborators.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Zimmerman holds a PhD degree in sociology (2001) from the CUNY Graduate Center, MPH (2017) from the University of South Carolina and MS (1993) from Hunter College. She is Director of Community Engaged Research and Qualitative Research, at the VCU Center on Society and Health and co-leads the community engagement team of the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Her work is dedicated to health equity and promoting the integration of patient and community members into research partnerships. Notable among her achievements is the development of the SEED Method for Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development, and publication of the textbook Researching Health Together: Engaging Patients and Stakeholders, from Topic Identification to Policy Change (Sage Publications). She is currently the PI on an NIH/NIDA research center grant, A Virginia Patient Engagement Resource Center to Improve Substance Abuse Treatment Interventions.
March 20, 2025
The Richmond Cemetery Collaboratory: Reflections on Cultivating Longterm University and Community Partnerships
Recognize the roles of institutions such as higher education in supporting community-identified opportunities and concerns.
Understand the processes and adjustments necessary to foster long-term partnerships.
Discuss how the Richmond Cemetery Collaboratory may inform other partnerships in the building and growing stages.
Speaker Bio
Meghan Z. Gough is an associate professor of urban planning at Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Meghan’s scholarship emphasizes the importance of local knowledge, power and place history in planning processes and outcomes. She frequently works with community partners to co-produce research and pedagogy practices focused on opportunities to advance paradigmatic change that serves local and educational communities and advances systems thinking within the planning discipline. Meghan’s contributions to teaching, research and community service elevate the importance of community-based decision-making in the development of more just plans, policies and practices.
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