Larner College of Medicine

Community Engagement & Outreach Core (CEO)

Communities know their needs; our role is to brainstorm, guide, and support research aligned with their priorities. Our Community Engagement Research Navigators serve as ambassadors to promote community-engaged research in our region. Consider integrating a community engagement component into your research!

How to Get Involved

Our Mission

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Our mission is to address community-specific issues. So, whether you are a researcher looking to partner with communities in your project or you are a community member, service provider, or stakeholder interested in partnering with a researcher, talk to us! 

Our Goals

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  • to support communities in identifying their unique priorities for research and then help them share those priorities with investigators, healthcare organizations, and stakeholders
  • to build a robust structure supporting engagement between communities and investigators
  • to engage investigators in research to discover and promote better health care solutions across communities in our region
  • to foster research collaborations that recognize and welcome community stakeholders' expertise across the translational research spectrum

Community Supporters

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Community Supporters are citizens and interested partners who represent community interests, including:

  • Community centers & libraries
  • Legal & justice system representatives
  • Local health centers & clinical providers
  • Local politicians & community leaders
  • People & patients with lived experience
  • Health & healthcare representatives
  • School, afterschool, & youth development officials

CTR Investigators

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CTR Investigators are research and other investigators registered with the NNE-CTR including:

  • Clinicians & Researchers
  • Data scientists
  • Faculty & staff
  • Laboratory personnel
  • Masters of Public Health programs
  • Medical, graduate, & undergraduate students
  • Northern New England Practice-Based Research Network

Welcome to the Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) resource! This is a library of resources developed by the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR) Community Engagement and Outreach Core for the purposes of supporting Community Engagement in Research across Northern New England.

Our Team

Our Team

NameRoleInstitutionEmail
Jan Carney, MD, MPHCore LeadUniversity of Vermont Larner College of Medicinejan.carney@med.uvm.edu 
Kathleen Fairfield, MD, MPH, DrPHCore Co-LeadMaineHealth Institute for Researchkathleen.fairfield@mainehealth.org 
Emma DayBranch, MPHCommunity Engagement Research NavigatorMaineHEalth Institute for Researchemma.daybranch@mainehealth.org 
Erin McNell, PhDCommunity Engagement Research NavigatorUniversity of Vermont Larner College of Medicineerin.mcnell@uvm.edu 
Carrie Sullivan, MPHCommunity Engagement Research NavigatorMaineHealth Institute for Researchcarolyn.sullivan@mainehealth.org 
Neil Korsen, MDMHIR Liaison to NNE COOP PCBRNMaineHealth Institute for Researchneil.korsen@mainehealth.org 
Meagan Stabler, PhDPCBRN Liaison to NNE-CTRNNE COOP PCBRN - Dartmouth HealthMeagan.e.stabler@hitchcock.org 
Constance van Eeghen, DrPHUVMLCOM Liaison to NNE COOP PCBRNUniversity of Vermont Larner College of MedicineConstance.Van-Eeghen@med.uvm.edu