The Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) is a program of the Center for Community Health (CCH) and serves Northwestern’s Institute for Public Health & Medicine (IPHAM) and the Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS). Guided by a steering committee of community- and faith-based organizations, public agencies and Northwestern scientists, we support the full spectrum of community-engaged research, including community-based participatory research, by providing partnership facilitation, capacity-building workshops and one-on-one technical assistance, seed grants, monthly information and resource updates, advocacy for supportive institutional policies and other activities. We support the CCH Principles of Engagement in our approach and the research we support. 

ARCC Efforts

Please also see the center's pages for community-engaged research opportunities and resources.

ARCC Steering Committee

The ARCC Steering Committee is comprised of:

• Thirteen community-and faith-based organizations: Access Living, Apostolic Faith Church, The Blue Hat Foundation, CALOR, Cambodian Association of Illinois, Chicago Youth Programs, CJE SeniorLife, Ecker Center for Behavioral Health, Endeleo Institute, Hana Center, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, The Night Ministry, Puerto Rican Cultural Center
• Two public agencies: Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago Public Schools
• Ten Northwestern University faculty and staff: Tara Gill, PhD, Prakash Jayabalan, MD PhD, Lisa Kuhns, PhD, Tarneka Manning MEd, Holly Manprisio, MPH, Jen Martinez, PhD, Matthew O'Brien, MD, Theresa Sukal-Moulton, DPT PhD, Faith Summersett-Ringgold, PhD, Sarah Welch, MPH 

Learn more about our Steering Committee members.

Contact Us

ARCC@northwestern.edu 

Jen Brown, MPH
Co-Director
312-503-2942

Shehara Waas
Community Co-Director

Ariel J. Thomas, MS
Community Engagement Liaison
312-380-9151

Rebecca Johnson, PhD
Consultant
312-573-7771

Mareva Lindo
Project Coordinator
312-248-4177