Governance/Boards
At the center of this partnership is a governance structure that brings together research units and the communities they serve. Moreover, in the governance of these translational research-community partnerships, representatives of the community are in the majority, and the governing body has a meaningful authority over the way translational research is conducted in the community.
A Steering Board that includes representation from each of the components oversees the Community Engagement & Research Program (see below). The board is modeled after the successful Community Coalition Board that governs the MSM Prevention Research Center. It includes representatives of each of the academic partners and each of the defined community partners; community representatives will always be in the majority and the Chair of the Board will be a community representative. The board operates under a simple set of bylaws (to be developed and ratified at its initial meetings) and establishes policies under which research can be conducted through the partnership. The Steering Board has the authority to specify conditions under which ACTSI research can be conducted in the community. The Project Review Committee, reviews all protocols proposed for implementation in the community using ACTSI resources and has the power to reject the proposals or to require changes. This is in addition to the usual review by the Institutional Review Boards of the academic partners.
Steering Board
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CERP Steering Board |
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Role (Name) |
Representing |
Academic (A) or Community (C) |
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Steering Board Chair (Ernest Hopkins) |
Community at large representative |
C |
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CERP Leader (Daniel Blumenthal, MD, MPH) |
MSM |
A |
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CERP Co-Leader (Michelle Kegler, PhD) |
Emory |
A |
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CTSA PI (David Stephens, MD) |
Emory |
A |
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CTSA Co-PI (Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH) |
MSM |
A |
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Dean, Emory School of Nursing (Linda McCauley, RN, PhD) |
Emory |
A |
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Dr. Eric Brown |
School of Nursing/Centro Medico de la Mama |
C |
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MSM PRC Board Representative (Ella Heard Trammell) |
MSM PRC/NPU-Y |
C |
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EPRC Board Representative (Pam Cartwright) |
EPRC/SW GA |
C |
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SERCN Representative (Theresa Jacobs, MD) |
CHC Network |
C |
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CPN Advisory Board Representative (Janet Bivens, MD) |
Community Physicians Network |
C |
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CFAR CAB representative (Neena Smith Bankhead) |
CFAR CAB |
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Fonda Center Advisory Board Representative (Louis Autor) |
Fonda Center CAB |
C |
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Community Representative: (Fred Murphy, MSPH) |
At-large (Atlanta) |
C |
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Community Representative (Ann Scott Poole) |
At-large (South Atlanta) |
C |
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Community Representative (TBN) |
At-large (Atlanta) |
C |