The "Strengthening Your Research Partnership Workshop" will be a daylong workshop (8 hours) that introduces participants to components and considerations of conducting research between partners of different organizations. The workshop is appropriate for people considering entering a research partnership, new research partnerships or even long lasting partnerships. It will review commonly utilized tools for engaging in partnered research such as Community Advisory Boards, and writing Memoranda of Understanding. This workshop will NOT review data collection methods for participatory approaches to research. However, this workshop WILL provide an introduction to the practical tools and resources available to engage in partnered research.

Core Concepts: Define "Partnered Research" Introduce concept of "readiness to do research" and provide examples of assessment tools Define Community Advisory Board (CAB), and discuss considerations for forming, joining or utilizing established CABs Define Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) and provide examples of MOUs Discuss skills and principles that will help you budget within your partnership Illustrate examples of successful partnered research projects and challenges of doing them Provide next steps for engaging in partnered research with NC TraCS.