Dr. Tamara Taggart teaches this terrific summer course for graduate students, introducing students to the purpose, guiding principles, and methodology of community-based participatory research. This is a terrific opportunity for preparing students for graduate research assistantships. Please promote to your own student research teams.
Course Information: PUBH 6534.10; Summer 2 2022; 2 credits
Community-Based Participatory Research
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-7:40PM, 6 weeks
Professor: Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH
Students gain a broad understanding of the importance of addressing community needs when examining how social, political, and economic factors influence health and health outcomes. The course provides an examination of the relevant CBPR literature with a particular focus on the history, theoretical frameworks, and application of CBPR within public health programs and research.