UConn will host the The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) Annual Meeting at Rome Commons Ballroom. UConn faculty, staff, and students are invited to join colleagues from across the country for a lively afternoon of interactive sessions focused on public engagement.
CURRENT SCHEDULE
1:00– 1:30 PM Welcome and The UConn Story
Sally M. Reis, UConn Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
1:30 – 2:45 PM UConn Engaged Scholarship: Real Needs, Real Partners: With a focus on social determinants of health and health equity (from local to global), UConn faculty members will describe partnerships, products, and impact.
Preston A. Britner, Philip E. Austin Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (Moderator)
Petra Clark-Dufner, Director, Urban Service Track and Associate Director of the Connecticut Area Health Education Center Program/Network and Bruce E. Gould, Associate Dean for Primary Care at the School of Medicine and the Director of the Connecticut Area Health Education Center Program/Network
Salome Raheim, Professor and Dean of the School of Social Work
Judy Lewis, Center for International Community Health Studies and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Community Medicine and Health Care; Bette Gebrian, Director of Public Health, Haitian Health Foundation and Assistant Clinical Professor in Residence, Schools of Nursing and Medicine; Casimir Alfred, Director of Education and Training, Haitian Health Foundation;Leah Gregorio, 2nd year Medical Student
David Gregorio, Director, Graduate Public Health Programs and Professor of Community Medicine and Health Care (Discussant)
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