z Health Sciences Research Institute HSRI Paul Brown: HSRI Director and Professor Geneva Skram: HSRI Manager and ReCCES Coordinator 1 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship: ReCCES &

z 2 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced What is ReCCES? A resource center which helps students, faculty, staff, and community members work together toward common research goals. The goal is to increase the effectiveness of higher education and address important community concerns.

z 3 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced Community Engaged Scholarship (CES) is an approach to education, research, and service that supports rigorous academic goals AND produces community benefit. What is CES?

z 4 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Building academic-community relations Volunteering for community benefit COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING Academic-beneficial volunteering Links coursework to community Common Misperceptions of CES

Community Research Relationships Community Research Relationships Transforming the Nature of Research and Development Communities Institutes of Higher Education Support Organizations Shared Vision & Outcomes

z 6 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · Breaks new ground in the discipline Answers significant questions in the discipline Is reviewed and validated by qualified peers in the discipline Is based on a solid theoretical basis …and has a direct application to broader public issues …which have relevance to community or public issues …and members of the community …that takes into account community priorities Extending traditional scholarship through engaged scholarship

z 7 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · Extending traditional scholarship through engaged scholarship Applies appropriate investigative methods Is disseminated to appropriate audiences Makes significant advances in knowledge and understanding of the discipline …which are appropriate to community conditions and resources …that can benefit from community participation …in a manner that community can understand and use …and informs public social issues …contributes to the application of knowledge to address community priorities

z 8 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · History of CES at UC Merced and Project Examples COMMUNITY PARTNER: Ana Pagan, Merced County Human Services Agency (HSA) Director, Jane Norwood (HSA), Last Hope Animal Kingdom (an animal rescue organization in Atwater), among other community organizations UNIVERSITY PARTNER: Linda Cameron, UCM health psychology faculty member and Health Psychology graduate student Erik Buchholz PROJECT: “Breaking the Cycle of Violence” which includes humane education programs, animal therapy, the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence, and animal assisted therapy to help youth in the foster system.

z 9 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · CES Project Examples COMMUNITY PARTNER: Donna Alley, Superintendent Le Grand Union High School District PROJECT: Student learning outcomes and the use of iPads. (entire school uses iPads instead of traditional textbooks) Rudy Ortiz, Biology, School Natural Sciences: Partnership between Merced High School on a project around Adolescent Obesity in Merced with a focus on Latinos. · Gregg Camfield, Literature, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Partnership with Angels Camp Museum in updating the Mark Twain exhibit

z 10 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · How can I benefit from ReCCES? · Improve your skills in research and grantmaking through community partnerships · Grow your network with faculty, students, and community decision makers · Facilitate your existing or emerging research to align with the interests in CES from federal and philanthropic grantmakers · Learn how to promote community related research and projects into your tenure and promotion process

z 11 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · What resources are provided? · · One-on-one or group consultation for your interests and ideas · Matchmaking with faculty, community members, and students to support your interests · Access to advisors, training/reference materials, assistance with grant and publication preparation · Opportunities for social and professional networking events

z 12 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · Opportunities Ahead Serve as a national role model for CES among Tier 1 research universities Become a magnet for students and faculty with a vision for CES Expanding resources and support for faculty through CES Strengthen and expand campus-community partnerships Clarify, illustrate, and strengthen UCM’s commitment and contribution to the region and beyond

z 13 ReCCES Resource Center for Community Engaged Scholarship at UC Merced · Geneva Skram Coordinator, ReCCES SSM 365 Visit: communityresearch.ucmerced.edu

z 14 New Organized Research Unit 45 faculty members as affiliates Ranging from Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical to Public and Population Health

z 15 SSHA Adolescent and young adult decision-making Tobacco use initiation, continuation, and cessation Risk factors for sex initiation Relationship between perceptions, attitudes, and risk behaviors Predictors of health-related perceptions and attitudes Involved in several NIH funded projects

z 16 School of Natural Sciences Research examines manifestation of hypertension, renal and cardiovascular disease Specific projects examine obesity in the Latino teenagers in the SJV Recipient of numerous national research grants and awards

z 17 School of Engineering Simulation modeling Interactions of environmental policies and polluting industry activities. Public health impacts of air pollution Quantifying the health benefit of high-speed rails

z 18 Help faculty be successful academics Make UC Merced a world-class research institution Improve the health of the people of the San Joaquin Valley through research and training Help UC Merced establish a Medical School Goals

z 19 Support world renown health researchers e.g., Anna Song HSRI Newsletter Support Research Clusters e.g., Center of Excellence on Health Disparities HSRI related events (research talks, lunch events, annual gala) Activities

z 20 Evaluations of health care initiatives e.g., Merced Health and Human Services Positive Parenting program examine local initiatives to see what works well now, and what can be improved Research with community partners e.g., heart graphics program for people with heart failure (collaboration with Mercy Hospital) new interventions with local providers or directly with at risk populations to start making improvements in health Activities

z 21 Paul Brown-Director and Professor Steve Roussos-Director of Community Research Trevor Hirst-Executive Director Geneva Skram-Manager Contact Us