| Team-Building |
Researchers plan project, form team including researchers, staff ± clinicians. |
Community and Academic (C&A) partners plan project, form team, develop shared mission, decision-making structure. |
| Study Selection/Design |
Researchers choose topic and design based on scientific theory, academic interest, evidence, data, methodologic feasibility. |
C&A also incorporate community priorities, insights, assets, emphasizing rigor and community feasibility, acceptability, context, cultural factors, local knowledge. |
| Funding |
Grant written by researchers, funds go to researchers. |
C&A co-develop grant, equitable division of funds based on contributions to project. |
| Implement Study, Analyze and Interpret Data |
Researchers solely responsible for study conduct, analyses. |
C&A collaborate on all efforts. Traditional analysis supplemented with community-driven questions and local relevance of findings. |
| Disseminate Findings |
Disseminate to academic audiences. |
C&A are co-authors and co-presenters, disseminate to academics, research participants, involved communities, policymakers. |
| Translate Research into Practice & Policy |
Research often ends with publication of results. |
C&A partners mobilize community to use findings to advocate for policy change, enhance local resources, improve local practices. |
| Sustain Team, Benefits, Resources |
When grant ends, researchers often move to new project. |
Sustainability built into work from inception, partners honor initial commitment to continue partnership and work beyond funding cycle. |
