Community-Engaged Research from Principles to Practice 3: Translational Teamwork & Partnerships  - Jan. 20, 2027

The partnerships that hold up over time are built on a shared vision, open communication, mutually established processes, and the ability to adapt collaboratively as priorities shift.

Join us for Session 3 of Community-Engaged Research from Principles to Practice, a six-session virtual series that gives researchers and community partners a practical, evidence-based foundation for building research partnerships with communities.

This session shares approaches for forming and sustaining multi-disciplinary research teams, and for navigating the points where academic and community partners may diverge on process, resources, or decision-making.

It can be completed as a standalone workshop, though we encourage participants to complete the full series for a comprehensive foundation in community-engaged research in order to receive the Certificate of Series Completion.

Developed by the Institute for Translational Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch and adapted by CRIS for the Canadian context and for researchers across all disciplines, each session combines interactive presentations, case studies from U of T researcher-community partnerships and facilitated peer discussions.

Moderator:
Dr. Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research, VPRI; Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 

Presenters:
Claire Hallmark, Program Director, Community Outcomes & Evaluation, Institute for Translational Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Dr. Sharon Croisant, Professor Emeritus, School of Public and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch

Dr. Lance Hallberg, Program Director Environmental & Public Health Education and Engagement, University of Texas Medical Branch

U of T Guest Case Study Presenters:To be announced

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Describe key considerations for forming and sustaining inter-and/or multi-disciplinary teams. 
• Recognize common points where academic and community partners may diverge in their points of view. 
• Identify and consider approaches partners have used to navigate those differences and sustain trust. 

Intended audience:   

This series is open to the University of Toronto and TAHSN faculty interested in building their community-engaged research competencies and their research teams. We welcome and encourage researchers to invite community partners to participate. Members or collaborators of the same team or project should register individually.