For Community

About the Centers for Community and Academic Research Partnerships (CCARP)

CCARP connects faculty and community members so that each partner may develop their own research capacity while respecting the values and culture of the community throughout the research process. To achieve our goals, we direct our services to community and academic members in order to create a unique environment where both groups learn from one another.

CCARP in Queens

CCARP community engagement, data support and training education services are available through the CCARP office located at Elmhurst Hospital.
Faculty Liasion: Gail Shust, MD
Contact: Lea Rivera Todaro, 718-334-1854 or 646-341-3014 or Andria Reyes, Project Manager, at 212-241-2884

Center for Community Engagement and Research

The Center aims to develop the capacity of community members and organizations to conduct research and to help researchers develop the knowledge and skills to work with community partners in a way that meets the needs of all parties.

Directors: Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH and Barbara Brenner, DrPH
Contact: Crispin Goytia, Program Manager, 212-824-7323 or Lea Rivera Todaro, Program Manager, 718-334-1854

Center for Community and Population Data Studies

The Center uses data sets incorporating clinical, population, survey, environmental, and community data to support relevant population studies. Dr. Lawrence Kleinman's interest and experience include children's health, health disparities, measuring and improving health and the quality of health care, and the use of existing data to answer important questions regarding population and community health.

Contact: Dr. Larry Kleinman, 212-659-9556

Center for Training and Education

The mission of the Center is to develop and implement mentoring and educational programs for researchers, trainees, and community partners to gain skills as effective and innovative investigators and partners in research to promote community-involved research activities to address health inequities in the Harlem and Queens communities.

In addition, the Center promotes recruitment and mentoring of faculty members and trainees from groups underrepresented in medicine and biomedical research. Dr. Butts brings experience in clinical service and program development and evaluation, as well as healthy policy and national public health research. Ms. Palermo has extensive experience in community-based interventions in East Harlem and in training and mentoring investigators to conduct community-engaged research.

Directors: Gary C. Butts, MD, and Ann-Gel Palermo, MPH
Contact: Andria Reyes, Project Manager, at 212-241-2884