Building Infrastructure for Community-Engaged Research: Lessons Learned Pilot Awards for Early-Stage Investigators and a Community-Based Research Network

This event is In Person.

Friday, May 8, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Cyleste C. Collins, MA, PhD, LSW (she/her)
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Cleveland State University

This presentation draws on over a decade of evaluation research examining strategies used to support community-engaged research in Cleveland. Drawing on NIH-funded initiatives that led to the creation of the Community-Based Research Network (CBRN) and provided pilot awards to early-stage investigators which incorporated the CBRN, the presentation highlights the critical role of infrastructure in sustaining community-engaged research. The presentation will discuss lessons learned regarding how pilot funding, mentoring, partnerships, and network-based supports can shape research capacity, sustainability, and academic–community collaboration for early-stage investigators.

Speaker will present in person in Rammelkamp R219.

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