The Interprofessional Program in Academic Community Engagement (IPACE) welcomes its second cohort of fellows to the Fellows Program in Community Engagement. IPACE is supported by University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) transformational funding and is based in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The program facilitates community engagement at UMB in collaboration with UMB’s Office of Community Engagement.
The Fellows Program in Community Engagement will facilitate and promote the development of UMB faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to strengthen community engagement through education, scholarship, research, or community-based programs or practice. This fellowship will provide training on principles of community-academic partnerships, the pedagogy of service-learning, application of social determinants of health and social justice frameworks, and competencies for interprofessional education.
During the one-year fellowship, participating fellows will become part of an expanding network of faculty, staff, students, and community leaders who are advancing community engagement scholarship and education at UMB, through the lens of promoting health equity. The coordinated program will support sustainable and innovative educational strategies that focus on the principles of service-learning and community engagement by working collaboratively with community leaders and community-based organizations in our Baltimore communities.
IPACE is delighted to announce the 2021-2022 cohort:
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Nicole Akparewa, nurse coordinator, Institute of Human Virology, School of Medicine
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Carlos Faerron Guzmán, assistant professor of global health, Graduate School
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Sam Kane-Gerard, clinical research assistant, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, School of Medicine
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Hannah Lemke, clinical research assistant, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, School of Medicine
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Kenah Lyons, community school coordinator, Southwest Partnership with Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
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Christina Manoto, office manager, UMB Division of Student Affairs/Campus Life Business Services, Central Administration
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Daniel Mansour, interprofessional clinical coordinator, The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging — Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, School of Pharmacy
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Gabrielle Robinson, program specialist, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
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Shanique Rogers-Henry, mental health consultant, Psychiatry Center for Infant Studies, School of Medicine
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Corey Shdaimah, Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice academic coordinator, MSW/JD and MSW/MPP Dual Degrees assistant director, School of Social Work
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Kathryn Tafelski, senior program specialist, Office of Philanthropy, Central Administration
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Alexandra Wimberly, assistant professor, School of Social Work
For more information and to learn about other IPACE initiatives, visit umaryland.edu/ipace/.