Community Engaged Research & Impact (CERI)

Find Faculty Collaborations Across Divisions and Schools

Interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty are an important strength at UChicago. Addressing complex intersectional issues confronting communities poses a unique opportunity for researchers to coordinate their efforts across disciplines and continue the engagement long-term. At CERI, we seek to create systemic opportunities for collaboration by hosting networking events, providing consultations, and leveraging collaborator finder data sources. We also serve as a point of contact for inter-institutional collaborations across the city of Chicago.

Faculty Collaborators

Find a BSD Collaborator	Research Networking Database Institute for Translational Medicine — Sociome Project Sam Volchenbaum, Associate Director, Institute for Translational Medicine (slv@uchicago.edu) Julian Solway, Professor Emeritus (jsolway@uchicago.edu) David Meltzer, Associate Dean for Clinical Science Research, Translational and Institute for Translational Medicine Director (dmeltzer@bsd.uchicago.edu)
Find a social scientist/policy collaborator	Cate Goebel, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives (cgoebel@uchicago.edu)

Find Community Partners

If community engagement is new to you, learning about established academic-community networks located throughout UChicago can be a starting point. Institutional leaders in the Office of Civic Engagement, divisions, schools, institutes, and centers are available to facilitate introductions to community partners for research, educational, and service opportunities.

Community Partners

Office of Civic Engagement	Sarah Tinsman, Program Director for Inclusive Innovation (stinsman@uchicago.edu)
Biological Science Division	Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network/Institute for Translational Medicine: Elbert Huang (ehuang@bsd.uchicago.edu) for researcher networking events and funding opportunities Doriane Miller (doriane.miller@bsd.uchicago.edu) for Community Town Halls and Community Grand Rounds Deborah Burnet (dburnet@bsd.uchicago.edu) for the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement Urban Health Initiative: Partners and Programs in Community Health Innovation
Physical Sciences Division	Outreach Initiatives via the PSD Community Engagement Office Data Science Institute: Mindi Mysliwiec, Senior Director for Outreach (mindi@uchicago.edu) Susan Paykin, Associate Director of Community-Centered Data Science, (spaykin@uchicago.edu)
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering	Laura Rico-Beck, Assistant Dean of Education and Outreach (lricobeck@uchicago.edu)
Social Sciences Division	Cate Goebel, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives (cgoebel@uchicago.edu)
Harris School of Public Policy	Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation: Aimee Giles, Associate Director of Events and Programs (aimeeg@uchicago.edu) Inclusive Economy Lab: Kelly Hallberg, Scientific Director (hallberk@uchicago.edu) Health Lab: Rebecca Neusteter, Executive Director (rebeccaneusteter@uchicago.edu) Crime and Education Labs: Roseanne Ander, Founding Executive Director (rander@uchicago.edu)
Crown School of Social Work	Community Partnerships Adrian Talbott, Associate Dean for Civic Engagement (atalbott@uchicago.edu)
Booth School of Business	Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

Engage in Training Opportunities

UChicago offers training programs related to community engagement at each stage of education, whether it is programming with local public schools and community colleges, supporting community-engaged research at the collegiate level, and fostering research, service, and education at the graduate school level. Programs about community-engaged research and Broader Impact initiatives with education and research are also available to faculty. Please see featured programs listed here.

Workshops and Events

Arts + Public Life	Events calendar
Inclusive Economy Lab	Upcoming events
Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation	Events calendar and colloquium series
UChicago Crime Lab	News and events

Get started with CERI

Reach out to Elbert Huang (Senior Advisor to the Vice Provost for Research) with any questions about University-wide opportunities to collaborate, seek funding, or demonstrate Broader Impacts with community-based research.

Email Elbert