Certificate in Participatory Research Reception

The reception/celebration will include a brief program with short presentations from seed grant winners and program partners. The program will include a memorial tribute to Dottie Holland. Food from Vimala’s will be available and there will be time for socializing. Parking is available beneath the building after 5pm.

Anyone and everyone is welcome! Faculty, staff, community members, administrators, current students, and potentially interested students.

This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the certificate requirements as well as meet some of the faculty, community experts and grad students involved. The Certificate requires 10 hours of course credit over the student’s career and is meant to complement the student’s degree program. Some of the experiences and opportunities that the certificate offers are:

Training in the theoretical bases, rationale, methodologies, challenges, and motivation for carrying out research in equitable partnership with instead of on communities.

• Exposure to participatory methods, ethical considerations, and research paradigms.
• Faculty mentorship and guidance to help you develop your respective projects.
• Connection to fellow graduate students, faculty, and community experts.
• Forums for discussing, sharing and refining participatory ethics and methodologies.
• Opportunities for students in all fields to gain experience by linking them to ongoing projects.
• Funding opportunities through the program’s seed grant

For more information: visit the certificate’s website, contact Patricia Parker, or write to participatoryresearch@unc.edu.