How can community engagement help guide and identify important research? Join the Urban Institute for a conversation on its impact, with a focus on research released last year about the barriers people with disabilities experienced when trying to access health care.

This event will feature insights from Urban researchers and members of a community advisory board. It will highlight lessons learned and share how funders and researchers can benefit from supporting community advisory board partnerships.

At Urban, thanks to a partnership funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, community advisory board members have worked with researchers to incorporate health equity frameworks in projects, participated in research teams, and served as coauthors. They’ve influenced the identification, development, and execution of research focused on topics such as the implementation of postpartum Medicaid extensions; health organizations’ approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and disability and health.

Speakers

• Crystal Evans-Pradhan, Member, Urban Institute Health Equity Community Advisory Board
• Dulce Gonzalez, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
• Katherine Hempstead, Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Myriam Hernandez-Jennings, Associate Director, Office of Race and Equity Research, Urban Institute
• Mia Ives-Rublee, Senior Director, Disability Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress
• Genevieve Kenney, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
• Shereese Rhodes, Member, Urban Institute Health Equity Community Advisory Board
• Noel Sanders, Member, Urban Institute Health Equity Community Advisory Board
• Kimá Joy Taylor, Consultant, Anka Consulting

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. Please email [email protected] if you require any accommodations or have any questions about this event.

Support for this event is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For more on Urban’s funding policies, go to urban.org/about/organizational-principles.