Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research
Participant Resource Pool
HBEC Consulting
Consultancy
Mivera
2-hour Zoom Meeting
Purpose
Feedback on an intervention designed to reduce social isolation & create critical care circles.
Consultancy
SAGES Symposium
1-hour Presentation, 2 1-hour panel presentations, Q&A live discussion for online event
Purpose
Provide information on the HBEC program, and how to engage older adults in research.
Consultancy
Designing Health-Related Conversational Assistants for Health-Information Seeking Among Low-Income African-American Older Adults
1-hour Zoom meeting
Purpose
Feedback on study procedure and materials that was changed to be a remote study.
Consultancy
George Washington University, Institute for Brain Health and Dementia Research
1.5 hour Workshop, online
Purpose
Provide workshop on conducting community-based research and outreach: “Understanding Community Based Research for Older Adults: Working from the Ground Up”.
Consultancy
WSU SSW Caregiver Hotline
1-2 hour training
Purpose
Provide training & feedback to caregiver hotline callers and coordinators on telephone outreach & surveying.
Consultancy
Glaucoma Medication Adherence Focus Group
2-Hour Zoom Meeting
Purpose
Provide feedback on research study, specifically text message responses sent to participants on eye drop usage for glaucoma.
Consultancy
Community-Engaged Research Symposium to Advance Health Equity: The Impact of Coronavirus Now and in the Future
1-Hour Zoom Panel presentation
Purpose
Provide panel presentation on HBEC program and being a CAB member, recruiting seniors for research.
Consultancy
The Cancer and Aging Initiative at the Rogel Cancer Center
4-hour Zoom meeting
Purpose
Attend brainstorming meeting to discuss ideas and opportunities in cancer and aging to identify priority topic areas.
Consultancy
Black Men’s Brain Health Registry
On-going virtual meetings
Purpose
On-going virtual meetings providing information on research registry logistics, best practices, staffing, software programs, and sharing registry materials.
Consultancy
Aging PCOR Learning Collaborative Podcast Series
1-hour podcast recording via Zoom
Purpose
Two HBEC CAB and two staff are interviewed on the importance of engaging older adults in the design of research, some common pitfalls to engagement, and strategies for success.
Consultancy
Communication Matters: A Partnership Between the Healthier Black Elders Center and the Research Program on Cognition and Neuromodulation Based Interventions
Multiple in-person and virtual meetings with CAB, in-person focus groups
Purpose
3 consultation meetings to review tools & planning 1 lunch and learn event. 3 in-person focus groups held at IOG Freer House.
Consultancy
Training Mentorship Program
Purpose
HBEC Faculty Leader and Program Coordinator matched with two PhD students to provide approximately 12 hours of general technical assistance and training as identified through planning meetings, to meaningfully apply engagement methods within their research design and funding proposals.
Consultancy
Black Elders and Voice Technologies: The Google Project
2 CAB Advisory meetings, 2 in-person workshops, follow-up telephone surveys
Purpose
CAB members participated in 2 Zoom meetings: one at start of project to advise on workshop design, discussion questions, location, and logistics. CAB members reviewed preliminary results and provided feedback on result report and dissemination plans.
Consultancy
“Expertise” Reimagined: A Webinar For Funders
1-hour Zoom webinar presentation
Purpose
Presentation on the importance and rewards to engaging older adults in research, and why it is vital for funders to fund this type of research.
Consultancy
Google Fireside Chat
1-hour Zoom presentation
Purpose
Presentation/reflection on experience of Google consultancy project.
Consultancy
CAREER: Nudging Older Adults to Mitigate Voice Interface Uncertainty
5-year grant project
Purpose
Project focuses on how to design voice technologies that is easy for older adults to tell if responses are trustworthy and credible. CAB will provide oversight at beginning, middle, and end of project.
Consultancy
Thome Aging Well: “Resident Engagement Methods”
1.5-hour Zoom meeting
Purpose
Focus group via Zoom for CAB to provide insight on aging in place (housing), and general health/wellbeing. Foundation will use this feedback to plan directions for funding opportunities.
Consultancy
Aging PCOR Learning Collaborative: Advanced Engagement project
18-month grant project
Purpose
Provide technical assistance and training to assist researchers to engage underserved and underrepresented communities in research. Guide their Steering Committee and Older Adult Subcommittee outreach and engagement activities to support diversity. Participate in short term Workgroup meetings and provide input on up to three major products.
Consultancy
Bridging the Divide: Fostering Partnerships for Urban African-American Aging Research
1 hour Zoom meeting
Purpose
Two CAB members pilot test computer set-up guide, provide written notes on experience and participate in 1-hour Zoom feedback session.
The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research is supported by a grant (P30 AG015281) from the National Institutes of Health
University of Michigan
Research Center for Group Dynamics
Institute for Social Research
426 Thompson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
734-763-2489
Michigan State University
College of Human Medicine
Office of Research
965 Wilson Road, Room A209
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-1642
Wayne State University
Institute of Gerontology
87 East Ferry Street
226 Knapp Building
Detroit, MI. 48202
(313) 664-2600