• Identification of funding opportunities
• Pilot funding
• Consultation on concept development and study design
• Consultation and collaboration on proposal preparation and budget development
• Proposal reviews
• Strategy and planning for post-award implementation

• Access to community partnerships and coalitions across the Deep South
• Development of links between researchers and the community for the development, conduct, and dissemination of research
• Management of engagement programs for research studies
• Organization and management advisory boards and community coalitions
• Management of community meetings, town halls, and other community events
• Opportunities for students and faculty to engage in service-learning

• Training and education Programs for students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty
• ESI Navigation services – financial, regulatory, tenure & promotion
• Mentor matching and networking opportunities
• Seminars, workshops, and practical hands-on sessions in research methods, partnership and engagement techniques, and analysis

• Assistance with study design and proposal development
• Consultation on validated measures, statistical designs, and methods for research
• Assistance with development of survey instruments and focus group protocols and guides
• Quantitative and Qualitative analysis
• Program Evaluation design and implementation for community-engaged research and population health improvement projects

• Assists in the development of research proposals and strategies for participant recruitment, enrollment, and retention for community-based, clinic-based, and clinical trial studies
• Clinical trial navigation services
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection (patient and community member surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews)
• Provides customized, healthcare setting and community-focused participant recruitment and retention
• Customized phone, in-person, community site surveys and study eligibility screenings

• Consultation on proposal development related to community coach services
• Community health event staffing and promotion
• Study and Clinical Trial promotion and education
• Documentation of services and brief data collection
• Support study intervention delivery
• Provide health navigation and community health worker services in community and healthcare settings

Preventing disease and improving health requires a coordinated effort and clear, effective communications among researchers, staff, community groups, and partners. The Communication & Dissemination team supports the Center and affiliated projects with customized communications/marketing strategies for projects and studies of all sizes. Members are invited to consult with our on staff communications director to learn more.

• Strategy development
• Website design
• Graphic design
• Social media
• Copywriting (spotlights, storytelling, press releases, etc.)
• Photography
• Media Liaison
• Event promotion
• Email development and dissemination
• Project management for outsourced media work (radio spots, video, etc.)
• Promotional Item recommendations and ordering
• UAB Marketing approval guidance