Academic and Research Skills
Clinical Research
Health Services Research
Trainee
Megan McHenry, MD, MS, FAAP (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor and Director of Pediatric Global Health Education
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Shazeen Suleman, MD MPH (she/her/hers)
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States
Clea Sarnquist, DrPH MPH (she/her/hers)
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States
Heather Haq, MD, MHS (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Lisa Umphrey, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Denver, Colorado, United States
Jepchirchir Kiplagat, PhD (she/her/hers)
Lecturer
Moi University
Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya
Abebe Gobezayehu, MD (he/him/his)
Emory Univeraity
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Amy Rule, MD MPH (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Workshop
Description: Addressing health inequities, wherever they may be, is the core principle of global health. While global health research builds critical evidence to promote health equity, many research partnerships performing this work, often between academic institutions and communities, use unidirectional research models built on systemic inequities and colonial legacies. To address the historical and problematic nature of unidirectional research relationships between academic institutions and the community, we propose a workshop to equip researchers with strategies to critically evaluate current research models and foster more equitable engagement of partners in collaborative scholarship. By offering training in evaluation and reimagining of research partnerships, we hope to help transform the practice of pediatric research by centering and prioritizing community partners in all aspects of global health research.
The workshop will begin with reflective evaluation of unidirectional research models within global health. Facilitators will introduce foundational concepts about bidirectional partnerships and community-based research including practical, meaningful inclusion of partners and approaches to building and maintain trusting relationships with domestic and international partners in research. We will use small groups for facilitated, hands-on activities from Global Health Education for Equity, Anti-Racism and Decolonization (GHEARD) to teach practical approaches to decolonizing research. At the end of the session, we will reconvene for an interactive discussion of action steps for individuals and institutions. Dialogue will create space for attendees to network while collectively problem-solving partnership challenges. Each participant will leave with a toolkit to evaluate partnerships and guide future work for their research programs at their institution.