Researcher Maria Aranda never left the east side of Los Angeles, a community where she was born and raised and where she’s now doing research aimed at helping an older generation of Latinos.
The latest in a series of SC CTSI "toolkit" publications for clinical investigators details techniques to connect with study populations in all communities.
The training series introduces health researchers to digital science approaches.
The study, directed by USC physical therapy researcher Beth Smith, will delve into the little-understood area of the relationship between caregiver-child interaction and motor skills development.
Manuals provide toolkits for strategies to guide researchers as they partner with community members, recruit participants, and involve community voices in research design.
With Latinos seriously underrepresented in U.S. clinical studies, "Research Ambassadors" go into the community to educate, dispel myths, and discuss the value of participation in clinical studies.
SC CTSI Announces Pilot Research Awards to 11 Researchers at USC and CHLA
Candidates should be either junior faculty or trainees in late stages of clinical training who will be anticipating promotion to faculty status.