{"id":141,"date":"2026-09-03T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:01:40","slug":"community-engagement-core","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/community-engagement-core\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement Core"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t
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Community engagement core<\/mark><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Building research capacity, developing investigators, and partnering with communities to improve chronic disease outcomes across Houston and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n

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The Community Engagement Core (CEC) works with the RCMI at UH to address community-identified health challenges by rapidly disseminating scientific breakthroughs and data-driven best practices that leverage sustainable partnerships with community stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tstrengthen research infrastructure<\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tMaintain core facilities, technology, and platforms that support all phases of research. <\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tDrive Quality & Continuous Improvement<\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tImplement quahlity frameworks to evaluate performance and support continuous learning<\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tProvide Expert Research Services<\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tOffer biostatistics, study design, data management, and other specialized services to research.<\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tCore Services & resources<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tExplore our comprehensive selection of services that cater to a variety of needs, ensuring complete customer satisfaction.\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tCommunity Research Partnership Council<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tExpert support for study design, analysis plans, and interpretation.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tSecure data capture, curation, sharing, and integration.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tPartner Ecosystem map<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tTools and expertise to turn data into actionable insights.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tMeet Our Talented Team<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\t

\n\t\tOur passionate and dedicated team brings together a diverse range of skills and expertise to deliver exceptional results. From creative visionaries to meticulous strategists, we work seamlessly together to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tRosenda Murillo<\/span><\/span><\/mark>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

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Associate Professor & Program Co-Director, Health<\/mark><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tKiara Spooner<\/mark><\/span><\/span>\t<\/h5>\n\n\n\t

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Research Associate Professor & Co-Director<\/mark><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\tOur Community Research Partnership Council (CRPC) connects the RCMI with organizations positioned to identify, address, and help translate solutions to consequential chronic disease health disparity challenges.\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_zipai_imported":false,"_zipai_import_id":"","rcmi_seo_title":"RCMI at UH - Community Engagement Core","rcmi_seo_description":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"spectra_blocks_featured_image_url":null,"spectra_blocks_author_info":{"display_name":"Natalie Shipula","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d47bebe0a051ee86712f33fc7317a9e550900622095435b11a3abdff8504f709?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_link":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/stories\/author\/nshipula\/","description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1498,"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uhph.uh.edu\/rcmi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}