03/19/2025
By Darcie Boyer

"Co-Creating Change: Forging Ethical Partnerships in Community-Engaged and Public Impact Research" will be a panel discussion with scholars and community leaders, followed by table discussions.

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Timne: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Allen House, 2 Solomont Way, South Campus

Refreshments provided

Panelists will focus on the intersection of academic research and community engagement, emphasizing ethical collaboration, reciprocity and real-world impact. Key themes will include: what makes a partnership ethical and equitable; approaches that empower communities; how to ensure long-term engagement; and examples of meaningful and impactful collaborations.

Panelists:
• Ireri Bernal, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Psychology and Prevention Science at UMass Lowell (Community-based approach to address contaminants in drinking water: An NSF funded collaborative project: Lessons learned so far)
• Urmitapa Dutta, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at UMass Lowell (What does it mean to center “community” in community-engaged scholarship?)
• Grassroots International / Martín-Baró Initiative )Ethical grantmaking and building sustainable partnerships for change)
• Hannah Tello, Ph.D., Director of Projects and Evaluation, Greater Lowell Health Alliance and UML alumnae (Collaboration that works)

Moderator:
Robin Toof, Director of the Center for Community Research and Engagement

For more information, email Darcie_Boyer@uml.edu

This event is sponsored by UMass Lowell’s Center for Community Research and Engagement; the Dana McLean Greeley Fellowship for Peace Studies at UMass Lowell; the Decolonial Research and Action Collective at UMass Lowell; the Labor Education Program at UMass Lowell; and the UMass Lowell College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.