Csomay Community of Scholars

The Csomay Center Community of Scholars seeks to promote research activities by identifying funding opportunities, advancing inter-disciplinary and community engagement, and building infrastructure to advance both discovery and translation to practice.  The Community of Scholars also provides multi-level mentoring and opportunities to present works in progress for peer and expert review.  If you are interested in joining the Csomay Community of Scholars please click the link below.

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Meeting Schedule 2023-2024

 

Date/Time

Meeting Type

Topic

December 11th

 

12:00 - 1:00 pm

 

Seminar

 

"Engaging Stakeholders to Perform Cancer Research of Importance to Iowans" 

Sarah Nash, PhD, MPH

Community Outreach and Engagement Co-Lead, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Assistant Professor, University of Iowa College of Public Health

 

Kelly Wells Sittig, MS

Community Outreach and Engagement Co-Lead, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Executive Director, Iowa Cancer Consortium

 

February 12th 

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Seminar

 

"Community Engagement: Cultural Responsiveness is Achievable"

Val Garr, MA, CDE

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Iowa College of Nursing

 

 

 

April 8th

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Seminar

 

"Overview of the JD and Jill Thoreson Optimal Aging Initiative"

Jen Jones, MHS-PH

Program Coordinator, 2023 Thoreson Grant Recipients

 

May 13th

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Seminar

"Reaching new communities with best practices in recruitment and questionnaire design"

Nikki Tennessen, MS

Iowa Social Science Research Center

 

If you have any questions, please contact us at Csomay-Center@uiowa.edu.