“Just Research: Promises and Pitfalls”
Wednesday, April 30
12-6:30 p.m. (in-person) | University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) Auditorium
Research Day seeks to highlight social justice in all aspects of research including forms of knowledge, methodologies, ownership, and dissemination. Join us for a day of insightful presentations, interactive discussions, and a poster session.
Research Day Schedule
12:15-1:30 p.m.: Poster Session
1:30-2:45 p.m.: Breakout Session I
2:45-3:15 p.m.: Networking with Coffee
3:15-4:30 p.m.: Breakout Session II
4:30-5 p.m.: Networking with Coffee
5-6:30 p.m.: Thursz Plenary Lecture
Breakout Group A / Justice in Research Design: Knowledge Production and Scholarship
Objectives
- Relate research design to social justice.
- Identify and manage burdens and benefits for community partners in research design.
- Understand the implications of methodological hierarchies for knowledge production, scholarship, and careers.
- Collaborate with community groups.
Panelists and Facilitators
- Marik Moen, PhD, MPH, RN, University of Maryland School of Nursing, panelist
- Tiffany Banks, PhD, MSW, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, panelist
- Michelle Sermon, PhD, MSW, Bowie State University, panelist
- Melissa Smith, PhD, MSSW, UMSSW, facilitator
Breakout Group B / Sharing and Sustaining Just Research
Objectives
- Build and sustain equitable collaborations with community partners.
- Disseminate research findings with varied audiences.
- Consider impacts for community partners.
- Sustain work with funding changes.
Panelists and Facilitators
- Angie Henneberger, PhD, UMSSW, panelist
- Esa Davis, MD, MPH, University of Maryland School of Medicine, panelist
- Jimmy Jang, PhD, MS, Nonprofit, panelist
5-6:30 p.m. / Thursz Lecture Plenary
Objectives
- Engage with the underlying motivations and obligations to conduct just research as a public university that serves the community and trains future professionals.
- Consider the equity and well-being of those we work with.
- Question how our research facilitates and impedes our ability to carry out these obligations.
- Reflect and learn with and from our colleagues, students, alumni, and communities.
- Engage with individuals from diverse perspectives and roles in dialogue on social justice in research.
Panelists and Facilitators
- DeJuan Patterson, MPA, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy PATIENTS Program Community Think Tank, panelist
- Shawna Murray-Browne, PhD, LCSW-C, UMSSW alumnus, panelist
- Joan Davitt, PhD, MSS, MLSP, UMSSW, facilitator