Community Based Participatory Research

Definition:

“researcher seeks community assistance in problem definition, research design, contributing factors and potential solutions…community becomes the collaborator in research…empowering and enabling and not advisory in nature” (Hatch et al, 1993)

“CBPR recognizes the importance of establishing relationship beyond that of expert and client, the actual practice between researchers and community members remain complex and involves making transparent the POWER differences recognized or not” (Scott, 1990)

Dr. Eugenia Eng, principal investigator for the Collaborative’s Cancer Care and Racial Equity Study, has extensive experience and expertise in working with communities to conduct community-based participatory research in public health.