University at Buffalo (UB) 
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteAdvancing research discoveries to improve health for all
About Us
The CTSI Community Engagement Core is focused on improving the health of Western New Yorkers by connecting our community with research opportunities and findings.
Research driven by community involvement
Community-engaged research is research that matters:
- Community buy-in can increase enrollment and retention
- Input from community stakeholders better informs research design, leading to more culturally appropriate interventions
- Community involvement builds mutual trust and respect between researchers and the community
- Community-engaged research leads to greater opportunities to accelerate the translation of scientific findings into practice
How our team can help your research succeed
- Consultation on research design, implementation, and/or dissemination
- Mentorship on community-based or practice-based translational research
- Review of grants, presentations, and/or manuscripts
- Development of community advisement boards (CAB)
- Community Engagement Studios
- Connecting with community partners, community based organizations, health practices, churches, etc.
- Research trainings for community members
- CITI human subjects
- Basic research skills such as data collection, interviewing, etc.
- Community feedback on research proposals/projects
- Consultations on recruitment strategies/techniques
- Recruitment trainings
- Community considerations with the enrollment process
- Obtaining informed consent
- Community interaction/safety during recruitment
- Guidance on presenting research to the community and colleagues in plain language