Community Engagement Series: Dr. Nicole Racine & Katelyn Greer

DATE: November 12, 2024
TIME: 12:00 – 1:00pm (ET) 
METHOD: Virtual 
REGISTRATION: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApduGsrTgvHdDlbueLI_GPpj6KxXzTiPyV#/registration

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SPEAKERS: 

Dr. Nicole Racine is a Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor, and Director of the Early Lab at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She holds the Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario where she collaborates with clinicians and community partners to conduct research on child trauma. Her research examines the impact of early adversity in early childhood and identifies prevention and intervention approaches that promote resilience.

Katelyn Greer has contributed extensively across various levels of engagement in the research cycle, from co-authoring papers to offering guidance to over ten youth advisory councils. Katelyn now offers her expertise as a contracted Research Assistant and Consultant, specializing in Peer Support and research engagement.

TITLE: Empowering Change: Integrating Youth Perspectives in Community-Based Approaches to Child Maltreatment Research

DESCRIPTION: 

This presentation will explore strategies and approaches for engaging youth in health research. Using examples from the field of child maltreatment research, the speakers will offer practical guidance and share best-practices for meaningfully engaging youth in the research process.

OBJECTIVES: 

By the end of this event, participants will: 

• Understand the benefits of youth in engagement in research, including enhanced relevance and impact of findings, as well as potential pitfalls and risks to be aware of.
• Learn about effective methods for co-creating research with youth, including best-practices for youth engagement.
• Gain insight from real-world examples in the field of child maltreatment research where researchers and youth are collaborating to identify research priorities.
• Consider how a group-mediated precision medicine approach might be utilized in their own work with children and older adults.