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Community Engaged Research in Action

June 24, 2022

HELD ON

Friday, June 24

2:00 pm - 03:30 pm (Pacific time)

On-line via Zoom

About

Held on June 24th, the Community Engaged Research in Action Panel Discussion featured conversation about the opportunities, challenges, and practicalities of doing community engaged research. In this recording of the event, Samira Karsiem presents findings from her literature review on community engaged research with im/migrant communities across Canada. This presentation is followed by a discussion with panelists Sofia Bartlett, Harlan Pruden, and Mei-ling Wiedmeyer (moderated by Travis Salway). Specific discussion topics include facilitating community advisory boards in a respectful way, and working towards shared leadership with community members, and more. This event was co-sponsored by the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, and the SFU Community Engaged Research Initiative.

Bios

Travis Salway – Moderator

Dr. Travis Salway is a social epidemiologist and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. He is also an Affiliated Researcher/Faculty Member at the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, and the Community Based Research Centre. Dr. Salway directs the REAFFIRM Collaborative which is focused on health equity for 2S/LGBTQ+ people, and is a co-founder of the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, a research group focused exclusively on understanding the health of Two-Spirit Indigenous people. You can read more about Travis and his work here.

Samira Karsiem – Presenter

Samira Karsiem is a Community Engagement Specialist/Associate for the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee and Immigrants’ Health Access (IRIS) Project, which is focused on im/migrant access to health care across the Lower Mainland and the REAFFIRM Collaborative. She recently completed her Master of Public Health degree at Simon Fraser University and has a strong interest in health improving health equity and working with communities to centre their knowledge and experiences in research. You can read more about Samira and her work here.

Sofia Bartlett – Panelist

Dr. Sofia Bartlett is a Senior Scientist specializing in sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) at the BC Centre for Disease Control. In this role, Sofia combines community-based, participatory and research to action approaches to improve testing and care for STBBIs, especially for people who are unstably housed, people who inject drugs, and people in prison. She is also an adjunct professor in the UBC School of Population and Public Health. You can read more about Sofia and her work here.

Harlan Pruden – Panelist

Harlan Pruden (nēhiyo/First Nations Cree Nation) is the Indigenous Knowledge Translation Lead for the Chee Mamuk Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control. Harlan is also a co-founder of the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, Turtle Island’s first research group exclusively dedicated to understanding the health of Two-Spirit Indigenous people. You can read more about Harlan’s work here.

Mei-ling Wiedmeyer – Panelist

Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer is a co-principal investigator for the IRIS Project at the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity. As a co-principal investigator, Mei-ling supports community engagement and knowledge translation activities for the IRIS Project. She also works as a family physician at the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-Operative. You can read more about Mei-ling and her work here.