CAPS Community Engagement Core

The Community Engagement Core works to improve the translation of meaningful high-impact HIV science into practice. The Core builds capacity and collaborations among researchers and communities to support community engagement in research. 

Consultations

• Provides technical assistance (TA) to community partners and HIV researchers
• Conducts periodic faculty and community needs assessments and integrates findings into our work

Web and Social Media

• Operates the Division’s website
• Communicates with the community and stakeholders through e-mail and postings on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube

Community Engagement in Research

• Coordinates a Community Advisory Board (CAB) to obtain important information on Division of Prevention Science research and community needs
• Fosters collaboration and facilitates community-academic research partnerships by participating in local/regional planning groups and councils and other community meetings
• Communicates significant community developments and issues to Division of Prevention Science researchers through monthly “Word on the Street” reports
• Sponsors Community Town Halls

Dissemination

• Develops a variety of materials (e.g., fact sheets in English and Spanish, research and resources booklets for National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, videos about relevant research projects, and quarterly e-Newsletters disseminating the latest information on HIV science.
• Attends and exhibits at conferences (e.g., U.S. Conference on AIDS, National HIV Prevention Conference, etc.) 
• Develops and maintains resource manuals, research reports, and toolkits about community-engaged research approaches
• Sponsors the Innovation Dissemination Award for Division of Prevention Science researchers

CE Core Staff

• Director: Greg Rebchook, PhD
• Co-Director: Emily Arnold, PhD
• Research Partnerships Manager: Barbara Green-Ajufo, DrPH, MPH
• Communications Specialist: John Hamiga