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WATCH: Petry Ubri on the Power of Community-Engaged Research

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This is the latest in our EquityCorps video series, featuring NORC experts who are advancing equity through social science research.

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September 2024

NORC’s Petry Ubri reflects on the importance of community-engaged research and how it connects to health equity. 

Petry Ubri sits down with Michelle Johns as the senior research scientists discuss community-engaged research for the latest video in our EquityCorps series. 

During this conversation, Petry discusses health equity, social determinants of health, and the challenges of capturing diverse identities in research data collection. 

Key Topics

  • Community-engaged research and its connection to health equity
  • Social determinants of health, the social ecological model, and the role that communities, social networks, policies, and systems play in health equity
  • The impact of personal identity and lived experience on research perspectives, including Petry’s experiences as a Black Latina who immigrated to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic as a child 
  • Changes in data collection methods for race and ethnicity by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Census Bureau—and challenges in capturing intersectional identities
  • Future directions for community-engaged research and building capacity, including the importance of culturally responsive research practices that reflect the needs and experiences of community members 


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