E4P Community-Engaged Research | Enhanced Perinatal Programs for People in Prison (E4P)

Artwork of seven community research council members with their names underneath (Alicia, Rea, Victoria, Sam, Cheri, Brittany, Kristie) and accompanying quotes

Our Approach:

Community Research Council members help strategically guide this work by:

Sharing their expertise and lived experience
Informing how our research team approaches different projects related to pregnancy and incarceration
Providing tangible direction and feedback related to participant recruitment, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination
Helping make decisions about how to implement findings that come from the research to turn them into real-world change
Helping share information through a variety of dissemination methods
Providing a vision for future projects, including identifying priorities for future research

To access resources focused on community-engaged research, developed in partnership with our Community Research Council, please visit the modules using this link. Here you will find a training module series that includes:

An overview of lessons learned, unique benefits, and systemic challenges of community-engaged research with people impacted by incarceration
Real-world examples like budget justifications, meeting agendas, and recruitment materials
Reflection questions for researchers to consider with their own work
Reflections from formerly incarcerated people who have participated in Community Research Councils

2025 President’s Community-Engaged Scholar Award: Rebecca Shlafer