PEER Fellows to present at today’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods seminar

PEER cohortThe Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) seminar series will continue today (June 10) from noon to 1:15 p.m in the ground floor conference room of the BioEnterprise Building with the Partners in Education, Evaluation, and Research (PEER) Fellows Poster Presentations.

The PEER Training Program is a 14-month, part-time mentored program designed to increase research partnership capacity in community organizations and facilitate academic/community research partnerships through the training of a selected staff member of that organization.

PEER Fellows and their presentation topics include:

  • Gloria Agosto-Davis of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health will present “Analyzing the Teen Wellness Program Using the YRBS.” She worked with Heidi Gullett, assistant professor in the School of Medicine, and Claire Boettler, director of prevention and wellness services with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
  • Jennifer Dodd of Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County will present “The Impact of Foster Care on Kindergarten Readiness for Children with Indicated Cases of Child Abuse.” She worked with Rob Fischer, research associate professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Bob Mengerink, superintendent of Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County.
  • Michael Gierlach of Care Alliance Health Services will present “The Impact of Expanded Medicaid on Health Outcomes and Utilization for Care Alliance Patients.” He worked with Catherine Demko, associate professor in the Department of Community Dentistry, and Kate Fox-Nagel, chief administrative office of Care Alliance Health Services.
  • Sharon Shumaker of the Center for Cognition and Recovery will present “The Idea of Hope among Graduates of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy.” She worked with Kathleen Farkas, associate professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Wendy Maayan associate director at the Center for Cognition and Recovery.