Community Engaged Research

Colleen Packard Wins the Nashman Prize

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Project: Parent and student knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of sports injuries and feasibility of expanding athletics activities diversity in a community non-profit organization.

Working in partnership with Beacon House in DC’s Ward 5, Colleen Packard gathered data to assess parent and student perceptions of youth sports, and readiness to expand interest from tackle football to sports with less risk for young athletes.

Colleen Packard was a Masters student in Community-Oriented Primary Care in the Milken Institute School of Public Health.

Read more about her research below, and read more about the Nashman Prize here.

Colleen did research with Beacon House, a non-profit organization located in the Edgewood Commons complex of Washington, DC whose mission is to close the education achievement gap for children in Ward 5. Beacon House’s athletics program is a signature offering of the organization, and the tackle football program is the largest and most successful of the sports offered.

However, with increased awareness of concussion risk in youth sports, Beacon House requested this research be done in order to adequately inform any future action by its administration. The purpose of this study was to conduct an assessment of parent and student perceptions of youth sports injuries. The study also surveyed Beacon House parents and students to see how the athletics program could potentially expand in the future. The mixed-methods study utilized survey measures and focus groups to measure both parent and student knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of concussions. The athletics interest form furthermore showed which sports parents and students are interested in playing, either in lieu of or in addition to tackle football. All methods were reviewed by Beacon House before beginning data collection, and Beacon House staff were integral to participant recruitment.

Colleen Packard Wins the Nashman Prize

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Colleen Packard, a Master’s student pursuing a degree in Master's of Public Health in Community-Oriented Primary Care, has won the Nashman Prize for her Community-Based Participatory Research! Undergraduate and graduate students who present their research at the annual GW Research Days event are invited to submit for consideration for the Nashman Prize, which recognizes excellence in Community-Based Participatory Research.

Read more about her research below, and read more about the Nashman Prize here.

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Colleen’s Project: Parent & Student Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceptions of Youth Sports Injuries the Feasibility of Expanding Athletics Activities Diversity in a Community Non-Profit Organization will be presented at the Nashman Symposium on April 26th sign up here to attend https://givepul.se/nrvz0

Colleen did research with Beacon House, a community non-profit organization located in the Edgewood Commons complex of Washington, DC whose mission is to close the education achievement gap for children in Ward 5. Beacon House’s athletics program is a signature offering of the organization, and the tackle football program is the largest and most successful of the sports offered.

However, with increased awareness of concussion risk in youth sports, Beacon House requested this research be done in order to adequately inform any future action by its administration. The purpose of this study is to conduct an assessment of parent and student perceptions of youth sports injuries. The study also surveys Beacon House parents and students to see how the athletics program could potentially expand in the future. The mixed-methods study utilizes survey measures and focus groups to measure both parent and student knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of concussions. The athletics interest form will furthermore show which sports parents and students are interested in playing, either in lieu of or in addition to tackle football. All methods were reviewed by Beacon House before beginning data collection, and Beacon House staff are integral to participant recruitment.

Learn more at beaconhousedc.org.

Encourage Students to Apply for the Julian Clement Chase Prize

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The University Writing Program will be giving out the Julian Clement Chase Prize, named after a D.C. area student who died while serving in Afghanistan and loved Washington, D.C. Submissions are due by May 20, 2019. Learn more here.

Conversations Series: Dr. Maranda Ward The History of Inequity in DC

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On Wednesday, March 26, the Nashman Center hosted our March Breakfast on Community Engaged Scholarship at Gelman Library! Doctor Maranda Ward, a Nashman Affiliated Faculty member and Professor at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, presented and led a robust discussion.

The presentation focused on historic inequality in D.C. that has perpetuated to this day and the ways that GW faculty and students can interact with organizations fighting for justice in an appropriate way - by lifting up communities in the areas where they are strong. Thank you to everyone who came out for this enlightening conversation.

If you missed the event or want a chance to review what was discussed today check out the PowerPoint from Dr. Ward here.

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Nashman Affiliated Faculty Sandy Hoar’s New Case Study Series on CHWCentral

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Nashman Affiliated Faculty Sandy Hoar is an Editor for a new series of case studies that will be published on Community Health Worker Central (CHWCentral) called “Equity and Community Health Workers: Redefining Community Health.” The case studies in the series will call attention to and invite dialogue on the critical role CHWs play in helping achieve health equity at the community, clinical and policy levels. Congratulations to Sandy Hoar for this great work! You can check out the page featuring the series here and learn more about Nashman Affiliated Faculty here.

Spring 2019 Symposium on Community-Engaged Scholarship

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The Spring 2019 Symposium on Community-Engaged Scholarship is coming up on Friday, April 26th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Marvin Center.

We will be heavily featuring Nashman Affiliated Faculty and the great community-engaged scholarship students have been doing in their classes. For a program and more information, visit our Symposium page here. You can RSVP here.

We’re excited to see you all there on April 26th!

Panel Discussion: Theatre as a Catalyst for Change, March 30th

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March 30th, 2019, 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Amphitheatre

This is a do-not-miss GW event which will explore the potential of theatre as a powerful catalyst for social change. Theatre practitioners will share experiences from their own work in which they have witnessed or experienced the transformational power of theater. The following panelists will continue the conversation: Derek Goldman, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Leslie Jacobson, Jodi Kanter, and linguist Deborah Tannen. Mary Ellsberg, Director of the Global Women’s Institute will moderate the panel.

Link here for more information.

Following this event, plan to stay for a performance of 'Women's Works' Compiled and directed by Leslie Jacobson from 5-7pm. Link here for more information about this work, as well as other performance times scheduled.

Higher Learning Research Communications (HLRC) Journal Submissions due May 1

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Higher Learning Research Communications (HLRC) journal (https://hlrcjournal.com/index.php/HLRC) is a peer reviewed journal focusing on higher education issues related to higher education and the public good, workplace competency and soft skills development. They publish both studies and essays. Contact Editor-In-Chief Gary J Burkholder, Ph.D.,gary.burkholder@mail.waldenu.edu.

Journal on Experiential Learning and Teaching Soliciting Manuscripts

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The Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Journal is a peer-reviewed journal currently soliciting manuscripts. Submission guidelines are available at the link above. Questions can be directed to elthe@suu.edu.

Teagle Foundation Call for Grant Proposals Civic Education and Democracy

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Teagle’s call for proposals is out!

The Teagle Foundation’s initiative is “to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which we see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life.” It seeks to strengthen civic education throughout the undergraduate curriculum and disciplines as a means of challenging and defining American democracy.

The most successful proposals are expected to transcend additions to the course catalog and mirror an initiative to integrative learning, aiding the student body and capable of being sustained well beyond the distribution of the grant. See http://www.teaglefoundation.org/Grants-Initiatives/How-We-Grant/For-Grantseekers-(1) for details on submission.

IJRSLCE Call for Papers on Service Learning and Community Engagement

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Paper Proposals due May 15th!

IJRSLCE Editorial Board has released a request for manuscripts they are seeking submissions, conveying the extent of scholarship in the field of service-learning and community engagement that represent a range of methodologies.

Author Guidelines are presented on the IJRSLCE website. To submit a manuscript, you must register on the site. Papers are due May 15, 2019. For more details and information, please email Glenn Bowwn (gbowen@barry.edu) and Clayton Hurd (churd@compact.org).

Clinical Scholars Program Opportunity for Faculty & Students to Strengthen Their Knowledge of Community Engagement in Health Care

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Applications for the incoming participants are open January 11 – March 13, 2019. Teams have received up to $525, 000 to support their involvement in the three-year program, therefore participants gain the benefits of executive leadership development free of charge. Learn more about this opportunity https://www.ccphealth.org/clinical-scholars/ , To apply visit http://clinical-scholars.org/

Clinical Scholars is a national leadership development program for practitioners from varying fields of health care. Practitioners come together and collaborate over disciplines and construct a project in order to call attention to a complicated health issue prominent in their community. Participants are involved in intensive learning, advising, and networking to transform themselves into inter-professional leaders that assisted in constructing the Culture of Health. A two-day Structural Inequalities Intensive is provided to participants during their first year in the program. This opportunity prompts discussions regarding the structural inequalities and guidance to deconstruct them.

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Community Engagement and College Completion: Campus Compact’s Monthly Webinar

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“Campus Compact’s 2018-2019 webinar series takes the great and varied work happening on the ground around the country and brings it straight to your desk. Topics touch on issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students, and their partners in education and community building. Be sure to tune in to each session for information, tools, and resources to support and inspire you.”

The 2018-2019 webinar series is being offered free of charge, but all attendees must register: https://compact.org/webinarseries/

MARCH 5
3 P.M. ET

Exploring the Connection: Community engagement and college completion
Colleges and universities face the significant challenge to help students from all backgrounds enter and complete college in a timely manner. This webinar will highlight the potential that community engagement offers to increase college completion rates, using specific research studies that have contributed to the growing body of evidence that connects community engagement with student success for all students.

Video of each month’s webinar so far this year is available here: https://compact.org/webinarseries/

Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop

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This professional development opportunity is offered as a pre-conference event, preceding the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference: October 6-7, 2019, Denver, Colorado.

“This intensive professional development program provides advanced doctoral students and early career faculty with background literature, facilitated discussion, mentoring, and presentations designed to increase their knowledge and enhance their practice of community engaged scholarship. Participation in the Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop (EESW) is limited and interested applicants must be nominated to be considered for this workshop.” For more information: https://engagementscholarship.org/networks-partnerships/esc-partnerships/emerging-engagement-scholars-workshop

Conversations Series: Community Engaged Scholarship and Activist Movements

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The Black History Month Nashman Breakfast Conversation on Community Engaged Scholarship was hosted this week by the Black Lives Matter Faculty Learning Community (FLC).

Some BLM FLC goals that faculty kept in mind during discussions were:

Going against socialization
Preparing students to live with tension
Cultural mindfulness, humility, and competence

If you missed the presentation, or want a recap, the PowerPoint from the presentation can be found here and video of the presentation can be found here.

Dr. Maranda C. Ward is part of the school of Medicine and Health Sciences and she stated that their mission as a school is “excellence through diversity and inclusion” and “addressing the challenges of health equity.” Dr. Ward created a health equity course audit rubric which assessed health equity classes based on if they were implementing diverse cultural perspectives and found that many of the classes weren’t including diverse course work. Now as a department they are trying to figure out the best way to revise curriculum.

Dr. Imani Cheers teaches digital storytelling and revised her syllabus to include Black Lives Matter themes and issues. Students were assigned projects about social justice advocacy, researched areas outside of Foggy Bottom, and created a website of their videos, which you can find here: https://monumedia2018.wixsite.com/home

Dr. Susan LeLacheur and Dr. Howard Straker teach together in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In their classroom, they diversified case scenarios, used implicit bias tests and added material on African American historical trauma, and prenatal care. The session ended with faculty discussing ways to talk about race in their classes with conversations about Governor Northam and how to discuss the issue with students.

Thank you to the BLM FLC for a great scholarship!

If you would like to join this or any other FLC, information is here.