Working with Communities in Research

RSVP at the link above and we will send you a calendar invitation with Zoom information to join the seminar.

Speakers and bios: 

• Luisa Blanco https://chime.ucla.edu/people/luisa-r-blanco-phd-mba
• Brandon Brown https://chime.ucla.edu/people/brandon-brown-mph-phd
• Jeff Taylor https://www.harp-ps.org/aboutus 
• Christopher Christensen https://www.harp-ps.org/aboutus 

Description: Informal discussion on current issues in collaborating with communities, especially those who are hard to reach, including engagement, recruitment, and ethics of paying research participants and CAB members. 

Selected publications:

• Nguyen AL, Polonijo AN, Galea JT, Yoo-Jeong M, Taylor J, Ruiz EL, Greene K, Lopez JL, Christenson C, Brown B. A community-academic partnered approach to designing a Virtual Village to address the needs of older adults living with HIV. AIDS Care. 2024 Nov;36(11):1626-1634. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2383869. Epub 2024 Aug 1. PMID: 39088383; PMCID: PMC11511657.
• Lopez JL, Polonijo AN, Nguyen AL, Greene KY, Galea JT, Yoo-Jeong M, Taylor J, Brown BJ. Lessons learned in co-creating a Virtual Village for people ageing with HIV. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023 May;26(5):e26084. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26084. PMID: 37221955; PMCID: PMC10206408.
• Brown B, Taylor J, Dubé K, Kuzmanović D, Long Y, Marg L. Ethical Reflections on the Conduct of HIV Research with Community Members: A Case Study. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2021 Feb-Apr;16(1-2):65-77. doi: 10.1177/1556264620970802. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 33174498.
• Greene KY, Brown B, Galea JT, Lopez JL, Dubé K, Taylor J, Christensen C, Polonijo AN. Determining Ethical Incentives in Biomedical HIV Research: Insights from Researchers, Regulators, and People Living with HIV. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2026 Jul;21(3):210-219. doi: 10.1177/15562646261441345. Epub 2026 Apr 16. PMID: 41989200; PMCID: PMC13250273.
• CITI Program Community Research Partner Training Program: https://about.citiprogram.org/course/community-research-partner-training/