The CERAP team understands that there are multiple methods and approaches to effectively do community-engaged research and scholarship. The method and design must appropriately address the research question as well as balance the needs of community stakeholders. The methodology must be culturally and contextually anchored.
Our team will provide support for scholars through the research design process.
Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB)
A group of experienced community-engaged faculty and community stakeholder experts who have engaged in community-university partnerships and community-engaged research to consult and provide feedback on research projects.
- The CRAB can share suggestions on all aspects of the research design from recruitment methods, research materials (e.g., flyers/communication, measures), maintaining contact and connection, incentives, etc.
- The CRAB can also provide feedback on how to facilitate and develop community partnerships.
- CERAP Community Research Advisory Board coming Summer 2026
Measurement & Design Resources
A database of multiple measures/instruments, toolkits, and frameworks/models used in community-engaged research projects.
Resources
For more information on the REST, please visit the REST page on NYU’s School of Global Public Health website.
About the Resources:
- All of the resources included in the above database have been vetted by the CERAP co-Directors. The measures/instruments that are included are empirically validated. Multiple design domains will also be included, such as partner capacity, strength and quality of partnerships, community impact, etc. This database will be updated on an ongoing basis.
- Please also check out Research Tools offered by our colleagues at Penn State’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
- If you have a measure, toolkit, or framework we should consider adding, please contact us at cerap@psu.edu.