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A capacity building program to promote CBPR partnerships between academic researchers and community members
Michele L Allen1, Kathleen A Culhane-Pera, Shannon Pergament
1Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. miallen@umn.edu
Introduction:
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) adds community perspectives to research and aids translational research aims. There is a need for increased capacity in CBPR but few models exist for how to support the development of community/university partnerships.
Objective:
Evaluate an approach to promote nascent CBPR partnerships.
Methods:
Design was a mixed-methods evaluation using interviews, process notes, and open- and close-ended survey questions. We trained 10 community scholars, matched them with prepared researchers to form seven partnerships, and supported their developing partnerships. Sequential mixed-methods analysis assessed research and partnership processes and identified integrated themes.
Results:
Four of seven partnerships were funded within 15 months; all self-reported their partnerships as successful. Themes were: (1) motivators contributed to partnership development and resiliency; (2) partners took on responsibilities that used individuals' strengths; (3) partners grappled with communication, decision making, and power dynamics; and (4) community-university infrastructure was essential to partnership development.
Conclusions:
This program for developing nascent partnerships between academicians and community members may guide others in increasing capacity for CBPR.
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