Table 2.

Consultant Model of Collaboration

Title	Purpose	YSN Investigator Role	HUDON Investigator Role
Self Management in African American Women with Diabetes	To explore factors that may contribute to self management of diabetes in African American women	Consultant 1 Provide expertise in cardiovascular risk development in type 2 diabetes, provide support related to methodological issues of project, and share in manuscript preparation Consultant 2 Provide expertise in diabetes self-management behavior, evaluate quantitative measures, assist PI in project development, and assist with manuscript preparation	Principal Investigator Train project personnel, convene and conduct project meetings, oversee data collection and analysis, provide on-going evaluation, and prepare manuscript
Preparing At-Risk Youth for Success	To evaluate the impact of a behavior modification strategy on behavioral functioning and resilience in a sample of at-risk youth	Consultant Share research expertise and provide guidance	Principal Investigator Train project personnel, convene and conduct project meetings, oversee data collection and analysis, provide on-going evaluation, and prepare manuscript
Connecting Sisters: Women of Color with Breast Cancer	To bring breast cancer survivors and key stake holders together to share knowledge gained from survivors with the community and to develop an explicit structure to foster participation and a partnership that builds on established relationships	Principal Investigator Provide project oversight, implementation, and data analysis	2 Consultants Use knowledge and skills of the process of networking with existing organizations and African American breast cancer survivors in Washington community to provide advice in project development and implementation
Particulate Matter Air Pollution in New Haven	To determine the feasibility of using an integrative model for environmental health research for guiding a community-based participatory study group process in an urban community	Principal Investigator Provide project oversight, implementation, and analysis	2 Consultants Provide advice regarding methods in health disparities and environmental justice
Coping Strategies and Behavioral Factors of Adolescents who Experienced the Violent or Sudden Death of a Sibling	To explore the coping strategies and behavioral factors of adolescents who have experienced the violent death of a sibling	Consultant Provide research expertise and guidance in project implementation	Principal Investigator Provide project oversight, implementation, and data analysis
Systematic Examination of the Treatment Dissemination Efforts within a Community Mental Health Center	To assess the systemic successes and barriers associated with disseminating a treatment to an underserved population	Principal Investigator Responsible for overall conduct of the study	Consultant Advise on the development of and subsequent analysis of questions on cultural sensitivity and treatment satisfaction in minority families
Culturally Competent Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Care	To provide evidence-based descriptions of the characteristics of culturally competent psychiatric nursing care from both patient and nurse perspectives	Consultant Provide consultation regarding focus group design, data analysis, and interpretation.	Principal Investigator Responsible for the overall conduct of the study, data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation
The Lived Experience of Resilience in African-American Family Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Patients Living in an Urban Community	To investigate the lived experience of resilience in African American family caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia patients living in an urban community	Consultant Provide consultation regarding analysis of phenomenological data.	Principal Investigator Responsible for the overall conduct of the study, data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation
Perceptions and Lived Experiences of African American Caregivers	To examine the perceptions of the African American caregiver in the caregiving experience and to identify the physical, mental, and social challenges of caregiving to family members who are chronically ill, aged, or disabled.	Consultant Provide overall project consultation with specific emphasis on data analysis.	Principal Investigator Responsible for overall investigation including conducting all interviews, recruiting participants, and executing all phases of the project.
YSN, Yale School of Nursing; HUDON, Howard University Division of Nursing