Sustaining & Growing the Relationship in Community-Engaged Research: Opportunities & Pitfalls (In-Person) – Apr. 24, 2024

Session Description

Join us for the fourth session of the “Community Engaged Research Faculty Discussion Club,” a series for researchers with an interest in deepening their theoretical and practical understanding of community-engaged research to connect with, and learn together from, colleagues from across the tri-campus in order to strengthen both societal and scholarly impact. Faculty, post-doctoral fellows, staff, and graduate students from the University of Toronto are invited to register to participate in person.

The fourth session in this series will focus on how to sustain and grow the research relationship over the course of the community-engaged research initiative, and beyond. Using case studies from their own practice, guest panelists will share their reflections and lessons learned on the opportunities sustain and grow the research relationship over the project lifecycle and into new phases, as well as highlight potential pitfalls to be aware of. Guest panelists will offer their reflections on promoting partner participation over time, balancing different demands on academic and non-academic partners, continuing to foster trust and mutual respect as projects close and, identifying opportunities for future collaborations. 

In this session, attendees will have an opportunity to connect with, and learn more about, their peers and their partners from across U of T with an interest in community engaged research.

Agenda:

Part 1 | 10:00am – 11:30am: Panel presentations followed by a moderated discussion

Part 2 | 11:30 am – 12:45pm: Lunch with guest panelists followed by a facilitated discussion to connect and learn from each other. 

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Fallon, Associate Vice-President, Research, VPRI

Confirmed Panelists: 

• Prof. Ito Peng, Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Canada Research Chair in Global Social Policy, and Director, Centre for Global Social Policy   
• Liv Mendelsohn, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence 
• Prof. Aditi Mehta, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Urban Studies Program 
• Adonis Huggins, Executive Director, FOCUS Media Arts Centre   

In-Person Location: Centre for Research & Innovation Support, Gerstein Sciences Information Centre, 9 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A5

Audience: Faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, staff, and graduate students at University of Toronto, both curious about, and/or experienced with, community engaged research who are interested in deepening their learning about collaborative approaches to research. Priority to participate will be given to faculty.