The National African American Child and Family Research Center (NAACFRC)
2024 Community-Engaged Research (CER) Conference:
CER Pathways to Equitable Programs and Policies
June 6, 2024 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Shirley Massey Executive Conference Center
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
The purpose of the NAACFRC CER Conference is to present a program that builds research capacity, specifically in community-engaged research, in African American communities. Community-engaged research is defined “not by the methods used, but the principles that guide the research and the relationships between researchers and the community.” This research may range from involving community members in an advisory capacity to community members as leads and/or equal partners in the research.
Within this conference we will showcase community-engaged research including innovative research approaches, stories of successful research collaborations, and lessons learned within the following program tracks:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Head Start/Early Head Start
Childcare Assistance
Conference Topics
- The Impacts of Guaranteed Income on Racial and Economic Justice
- Learning in Isolation: Understanding Racial and Ethnic Segregation in Early Childhood Education
- Safe First Steps: A Community-Based Approach to Supporting Families Exposed to Trauma and Violence
- “We as a Country Should Provide”: The Impacts of Guaranteed Income on Racial and Economic Justice
- Exploring the Experiences of Black, Low-Income Parent’s Access to Quality Early Childhood Education
- Geography, Resources, and Outcomes: Unraveling Federal Early & Primary Care Disparities in the U.S.
- Studying an Equity-Focused Universal Preschool Program: Lessons from a Research Partnership
- (Re)Conceptualizing Current Measurements of Accessibility for Black Family & Children in ECE
- Incorporating Lived Experience into Federal Research Practices
- Emerging Scholar Showcase
- Community Pilot Project Program Showcase
For a detailed description of each session see the agenda.
Moderator
Latrice Rollins, PhD, MSW
Director, NAACFRC
Special Guests
William P. Jackson, Ph.D
Chief Dreamer
Village of Wisdom
Charli Cooksey, M.A.
Founder & CEO
WE Power St. Louis
Amanda Coleman, PhD, MA
Deputy Division Director, Division of Children and Family Development, OPRE
Stephanie Currenton, PhD
Executive Director, Center on the Ecology of Early Development
Guest Speakers
Darrell Armstrong, DDiv-hc, MDiv, EdS, Founder, Faith-leaders Allied and Aligned to Institute Trust in the Home (FAAITH)
Leslee Barnes, Director, Preschool and Early Learning Division, Multnomah County
Ebonee Bell, Member, Multnomah Idea Lab
Keon N. Berry, PhD, Scholar-Practitioner
Cassandra Bolar, PhD, Co-Investigator, NAACFRC
Briana Bostic, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Baltimore Education Research Consortium
Alex Camardelle, PhD, MPA, Co-Investigator, TANF/Economic Mobility, NAACFRC
Breanna Chachere, MPH, 2022 Emerging Scholar, NAACFRC;
Amanda Coleman, PhD, MA, Deputy Division Director, Division of Children and Family Development, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation/ACF/HHS
Jerry Corley, Member, Community Advisory Board
Stephanie M. Curenton, PhD, Executive Director, Center on the Ecology of Early Development, Boston University
Tiffany Cuthbert, M.Ed, MNM, Founder, Executive Director, Pillars Initiative, NAACFRC Community Pilot Project Program
Jennifer Daniels, PhD, MSW, National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, OPRE/ACF/HHS
Desha Elliott, MS, Founder, Professional Doctoral Network
Parthenia Fields, Member, Community Advisory Board
Avis Files, Director, Family and Supportive Services, Pathway Toledo
Ife Floyd, MPP, Director of Economic Justice, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Shedrick Garrett, MA, 2023 Emerging Scholar, NAACFRC
Dr. Lynda Gibson, PhD, Program Director, Safe First Steps Program
Parker Gilkesson, MPP, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Leah Hamilton, MSW, PhD, Principal Investigator of the Family Economic Policy Lab, Appalachian State University
Alycia Hardy, MPA, Senior Policy Analyst, Child Care and Early Education, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Kissie Hunt, Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc.
Fatoumata “Fatima” Kane, Program Analyst, Youth Power, Parent Power Initiative, Center for the Study of Social Policy
Rick Kittles, PhD, Senior Vice President of Research, Morehouse School of Medicine
Ericka Lewis, Pillars Initiative, NAACFRC Community Pilot Project Program
Anthony Lizarraga, MS, 2023 Emerging Scholar, NAACFRC
Robert Mayberry, PhD, Co-Lead, Capacity-Building, NAACFRC
Marla McDaniel PhD, Senior Fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute
Patrick McFarlane, Government Relations Manager, Child Care Resource Center
Brian McGregor, PhD, Co-Investigator, Criminal Justice & Health, NAACFRC
Jordan Murphy, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, Executive Director, Girassol Wellness, NAACFRC Community Pilot Project Program
Aaron Quick, MSW, PhD Program, Policy, Planning, Administration and Social Science, Clark Atlanta University
Bridget Ratajczak, MA, Child and Family Development Supervisor, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Megan Reid, PhD, Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation/ACF/HHS
Leah Awkward-Rich, PhD Candidate, Project Assistant, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amber B. Sansbury-Scott, M.Ed., 2023 Emerging Scholar, NAACFRC
Christian Slacks, Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc.
Anthony D. Smith II (Aremu Mbande), MS, 2023 Emerging Scholar, NAACFRC
Nina Smith, PhD, Co-Investigator, NAACFRC
Simone Smith, MSW, LMSW, Founder, Sexual Trauma and Assault Resources Inc. (S.T.A.R. Inc.)
Allison Stephens, PhD, M.Ed., Director, Networks and Policy, HOPE National Resource Center
Tanya Thomas, PhD, Executive/Head Start Director, Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc.
Rodney Washington, PhD, Co-Investigator, Early Care and Education, NAACFRC
Ashley Watts, MPA, Practitioner-Scholar
All general and breakout sessions will be experienced
in-person and also broadcasted live through zoom.
Benefits of Attending
- Build your professional network
- Share timely, relevant research with a diverse audience
- Share knowledge and experiences
- Ideation
- Build Collaborative Partnerships
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