Resources Directory

Aims to support researchers and community-academic research partnerships in learning and implementing strategies to integrate racial equity and anti-racism into their partnerships and research design, conduct, leadership, and impact.

We are working to gather resources and tools to help scientists and community partners apply a racial equity lens to their research engagement. Please send relevant resources to us at ARCC@northwestern.edu.

How community-based organizations can assess and better understand how their organizations perceive and use research.

This short 13-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic seed grantees provides their insights on what works and challenges in beginning a new community-academic research partnership.

Strategies for involving partners in the interpretation of research findings and how to use a community-based participatory research approach for moving from data to action.

Resources for communities that are assessing and building their organizational and community capacity for research

Examples of research values and principles adopted by community organizations or coalitions.

Listing of available capacity-building trainings and resources available about community-engaged research (CEnR) approaches and partnerships.

Compensation guidelines used by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute that partners may wish to consider or adapt.

Guidance on policy and priority areas for conducting health and wellness research at Chicago Public Schools.

How to develop your organization’s research purpose and four examples of community organizations or coalitions and their unique approach to defining and incorporating research into their work.

Creating an action plan may help you in the process of incorporating and embedding research or community-based participatory research into your organization.

Information and strategies for community partners to use when developing research questions.

Guidance on collaboratively disseminating project information and findings, including things to consider when preparing a dissemination plan and ideas and resources for getting findings out to community audiences.

Strategies and considerations to ensure community stakeholders’ involvement and perspectives are incorporated in peer-reviewed manuscripts.

A partner shares how it created a research committee to assess and build the organization's capacity to conduct and participate in research and to track and evaluate this participation.

ARCC has partnered with Sarah Welch, ARCC Steering Committee Member and Evaluation Director for Northwestern’s Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics to offer a series of evaluation trainings. These may be helpful for anyone but were designed for community partners.

This short 9-minute video presented by an ARCC community seed grantee provides his insights on how community research has contributed to and benefitted his community and organization.

Brief overview of policymaking processes followed by communication strategizing, legislator relationship building, and engagement with various audiences. Also covers a variety of communications channels, including both academic and non-academic media, from research briefs and fact sheets to social media and both online and print publications.

This short 20-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic stakeholders provides a brief introduction to the community-engaged research approach and considerations for getting started.

Background information for community partners and research teams that are unfamiliar with qualitative methods.

Common research designs, issues to consider when choosing the appropriate design for a project and case study of how a community-academic research partnership made decisions about their research project design.

This short 13-minute video presented by an ARCC academic seed grantee provides his insights on his community-academic research partnership was able to build on their seed grant for further community and academic impacts. He also discusses how to sustain relationships in between grants.

The potential role of patients and other stakeholders (including caregivers, community members, community organizations and public agencies) in a PCORI submission and the process involved in obtaining patient and other stakeholder input throughout the lifestyle of a funded PCORI project.

How to prepare for discussions with possible research partners (academic or community), including what to discuss internally before the meeting, information to give to possible research partners about your organization and questions to ask them.

Training Options for Community Researchers for IRB Human Research Protections/Research Ethics

Background information and questions to consider when forming and building research partnerships involving community health centers and research teams; includes considerations related to community health center research motivation, infrastructure, partner identification and capacity building.

This resource shares suggestions and considerations for Supporting Engaged Partnerships & Relationships, Adjusting Expectations and Work of Research Partnership, Adjusting Research Protocols, Considering Equity Issues, Practical Tools for Virtual Digital Equity/Communication, Leveraging Resources to Support Partners, and Addressing Structural Racism in Research & Engaged Partnerships.

Information about the faculty promotion and tenure system and the processes governing research projects and grant submissions for universities and the National Institutes of Health.

Aims to support researchers and community-academic research partnerships in learning and implementing strategies to integrate racial equity and anti-racism into their partnerships and research design, conduct, leadership, and impact.

This short 13-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic seed grantees provides their insights on what works and challenges in beginning a new community-academic research partnership.

Resources for communities that are assessing and building their organizational and community capacity for research

Listing of available capacity-building trainings and resources available about community-engaged research (CEnR) approaches and partnerships.

ARCC has partnered with Sarah Welch, ARCC Steering Committee Member and Evaluation Director for Northwestern’s Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics to offer a series of evaluation trainings. These may be helpful for anyone but were designed for community partners.

This short 9-minute video presented by an ARCC community seed grantee provides his insights on how community research has contributed to and benefitted his community and organization.

Brief overview of policymaking processes followed by communication strategizing, legislator relationship building, and engagement with various audiences. Also covers a variety of communications channels, including both academic and non-academic media, from research briefs and fact sheets to social media and both online and print publications.

This short 20-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic stakeholders provides a brief introduction to the community-engaged research approach and considerations for getting started.

Background information for community partners and research teams that are unfamiliar with qualitative methods.

This short 13-minute video presented by an ARCC academic seed grantee provides his insights on his community-academic research partnership was able to build on their seed grant for further community and academic impacts. He also discusses how to sustain relationships in between grants.

The potential role of patients and other stakeholders (including caregivers, community members, community organizations and public agencies) in a PCORI submission and the process involved in obtaining patient and other stakeholder input throughout the lifestyle of a funded PCORI project.

Training Options for Community Researchers for IRB Human Research Protections/Research Ethics

Background information and questions to consider when forming and building research partnerships involving community health centers and research teams; includes considerations related to community health center research motivation, infrastructure, partner identification and capacity building.

This resource shares suggestions and considerations for Supporting Engaged Partnerships & Relationships, Adjusting Expectations and Work of Research Partnership, Adjusting Research Protocols, Considering Equity Issues, Practical Tools for Virtual Digital Equity/Communication, Leveraging Resources to Support Partners, and Addressing Structural Racism in Research & Engaged Partnerships.

Information about the faculty promotion and tenure system and the processes governing research projects and grant submissions for universities and the National Institutes of Health.

Aims to support researchers and community-academic research partnerships in learning and implementing strategies to integrate racial equity and anti-racism into their partnerships and research design, conduct, leadership, and impact.

We are working to gather resources and tools to help scientists and community partners apply a racial equity lens to their research engagement. Please send relevant resources to us at ARCC@northwestern.edu.

This short 13-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic seed grantees provides their insights on what works and challenges in beginning a new community-academic research partnership.

Strategies for involving partners in the interpretation of research findings and how to use a community-based participatory research approach for moving from data to action.

Tips and guidelines for academic researchers who are considering partnering with community-based organizations to conduct research.

A series of key considerations related to incorporating engagement into different phases of a research project.

Examples of research values and principles adopted by community organizations or coalitions.

Listing of available capacity-building trainings and resources available about community-engaged research (CEnR) approaches and partnerships.

Guidance on policy and priority areas for conducting health and wellness research at Chicago Public Schools.

Guidance on collaboratively disseminating project information and findings, including things to consider when preparing a dissemination plan and ideas and resources for getting findings out to community audiences.

Strategies and considerations to ensure community stakeholders’ involvement and perspectives are incorporated in peer-reviewed manuscripts.

ARCC has partnered with Sarah Welch, ARCC Steering Committee Member and Evaluation Director for Northwestern’s Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics to offer a series of evaluation trainings. These may be helpful for anyone but were designed for community partners.

This short 9-minute video presented by an ARCC community seed grantee provides his insights on how community research has contributed to and benefitted his community and organization.

Brief overview of policymaking processes followed by communication strategizing, legislator relationship building, and engagement with various audiences. Also covers a variety of communications channels, including both academic and non-academic media, from research briefs and fact sheets to social media and both online and print publications.

This short 20-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic stakeholders provides a brief introduction to the community-engaged research approach and considerations for getting started.

Background information for community partners and research teams that are unfamiliar with qualitative methods.

This short 13-minute video presented by an ARCC academic seed grantee provides his insights on his community-academic research partnership was able to build on their seed grant for further community and academic impacts. He also discusses how to sustain relationships in between grants.

The potential role of patients and other stakeholders (including caregivers, community members, community organizations and public agencies) in a PCORI submission and the process involved in obtaining patient and other stakeholder input throughout the lifestyle of a funded PCORI project.

This document contains background and questions for reflection for academic researchers to consider when forming and building research partnerships with community members & organizations.

How to prepare for discussions with possible research partners (academic or community), including what to discuss internally before the meeting, information to give to possible research partners about your organization and questions to ask them.

Training Options for Community Researchers for IRB Human Research Protections/Research Ethics

Background information and questions to consider when forming and building research partnerships involving community health centers and research teams; includes considerations related to community health center research motivation, infrastructure, partner identification and capacity building.

Links to books, videos, organizations, and other resources that may be helpful for researchers that are new to Chicagoland or are not familiar or don’t have lived experience with Chicagoland communities that they engage in research.

This resource shares suggestions and considerations for Supporting Engaged Partnerships & Relationships, Adjusting Expectations and Work of Research Partnership, Adjusting Research Protocols, Considering Equity Issues, Practical Tools for Virtual Digital Equity/Communication, Leveraging Resources to Support Partners, and Addressing Structural Racism in Research & Engaged Partnerships.

Aims to support researchers and community-academic research partnerships in learning and implementing strategies to integrate racial equity and anti-racism into their partnerships and research design, conduct, leadership, and impact.

We are working to gather resources and tools to help scientists and community partners apply a racial equity lens to their research engagement. Please send relevant resources to us at ARCC@northwestern.edu.

This short 13-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic seed grantees provides their insights on what works and challenges in beginning a new community-academic research partnership.

Strategies for involving partners in the interpretation of research findings and how to use a community-based participatory research approach for moving from data to action.

Tips and guidelines for academic researchers who are considering partnering with community-based organizations to conduct research.

Resources for communities that are assessing and building their organizational and community capacity for research

A series of key considerations related to incorporating engagement into different phases of a research project.

Examples of research values and principles adopted by community organizations or coalitions.

Listing of available capacity-building trainings and resources available about community-engaged research (CEnR) approaches and partnerships.

Compensation guidelines used by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute that partners may wish to consider or adapt.

Information and strategies for community partners to use when developing research questions.

Guidance on collaboratively disseminating project information and findings, including things to consider when preparing a dissemination plan and ideas and resources for getting findings out to community audiences.

Strategies and considerations to ensure community stakeholders’ involvement and perspectives are incorporated in peer-reviewed manuscripts.

ARCC has partnered with Sarah Welch, ARCC Steering Committee Member and Evaluation Director for Northwestern’s Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics to offer a series of evaluation trainings. These may be helpful for anyone but were designed for community partners.

This short 9-minute video presented by an ARCC community seed grantee provides his insights on how community research has contributed to and benefitted his community and organization.

Brief overview of policymaking processes followed by communication strategizing, legislator relationship building, and engagement with various audiences. Also covers a variety of communications channels, including both academic and non-academic media, from research briefs and fact sheets to social media and both online and print publications.

This short 20-minute video presented by ARCC community & academic stakeholders provides a brief introduction to the community-engaged research approach and considerations for getting started.

Background information for community partners and research teams that are unfamiliar with qualitative methods.

This short 13-minute video presented by an ARCC academic seed grantee provides his insights on his community-academic research partnership was able to build on their seed grant for further community and academic impacts. He also discusses how to sustain relationships in between grants.

How to prepare for discussions with possible research partners (academic or community), including what to discuss internally before the meeting, information to give to possible research partners about your organization and questions to ask them.

Training Options for Community Researchers for IRB Human Research Protections/Research Ethics

Background information and questions to consider when forming and building research partnerships involving community health centers and research teams; includes considerations related to community health center research motivation, infrastructure, partner identification and capacity building.

This resource shares suggestions and considerations for Supporting Engaged Partnerships & Relationships, Adjusting Expectations and Work of Research Partnership, Adjusting Research Protocols, Considering Equity Issues, Practical Tools for Virtual Digital Equity/Communication, Leveraging Resources to Support Partners, and Addressing Structural Racism in Research & Engaged Partnerships.

Information about the faculty promotion and tenure system and the processes governing research projects and grant submissions for universities and the National Institutes of Health.