Register for free at https://www.karmanos.org/cenrsymposium
Wayne State University & Karmanos Cancer Institute
Second Annual Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Symposium
Monday, June 17 – Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Theme: Implementing Strategies for Inclusive Research
Register at https://www.karmanos.org/CEnRSymposium. Space is limited.
10:30 AM
Attendee check-in begins
11:30 – 11:40 AM
Symposium Overview
Symposium Directors: Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D. and Phillip Levy, M.D.
11:40 – 11:50 PM
Welcome from Wayne State University (WSU)
Keith Whitfield, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, WSU
11:50 AM- 12:00 PM
Welcome from Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI)
Gerold Bepler, M.D., President & CEO, KCI
12:00 – 12:50PM
Engaging African American Men on Chronic Disease Management Research
Derek Griffith, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Health & Society, Vanderbilt University
12:50 – 1:35 PM
Cultural Competency in Research
Vickie Sapp, PhD, Director of Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion; Assistant Professor
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
1:35 – 2:30 PM
Brief updates from WSU’s Hypertension Community Advisory Board (HCAB) and KCI/WSU’s Cancer Action Councils
Box lunch
Posters and networking
2:30 – 3:20 PM
Engaging LGBTQ Communities in Research: Lessons from the Bitch to Quit Study
Phoenix Matthews, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing Helen K. Grace Diversity Scholar, Co-Director of the Recruitment, Retention and Community Engagement Program of CCTS, University of Illinois – Chicago
3:20 – 4:00 PM
Opportunities and Challenges in Funding and Conducting LGBTQ Health Research
Scout, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National LGBT Cancer Network; Boston University School of Public Health
4:00 – 4:10 PM
Break
4:10 – 4:50 PM
Building an Academic Career in Community-Engaged Research
Katrina Ellis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Michigan
4:50 – 5:30 PM
Community Trauma and Academic-Community Research Partnerships
Vickie Johnson-Lawrence, Ph.D., Flint ReCAST Program Director; Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine-Flint Campus, Michigan State University
5:30 – 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:00 – 6:50 PM Experiences in Care among LGBT Adults Diagnosed with Cancer
Charles Kamen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Cancer Control, University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry
6:50 – 7:15 PM
LGBTQ-Detroit Cancer Action Council Presentation
7:15 – 7:45 PM
LGBTQ Services Panel: Research Collaborations and Experiences
Moderator: Curtis Lipscomb, Executive Director, LGBT Detroit
Panelists: Lilliana Angel Reyes, Second Stories Director, Ruth Ellis Center; Angie Perone, Director, SAGE Metro Detroit
7:45 – 8 :00 PM
Next steps and wrap-up
TUESDAY, JUNE 18
Interactive Training: Cultural Competence in Research
Vickie Sapp, Ph.D.
Director of Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
By invitation