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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Community Scholars Program

Workshops

Learn more about our available coursework.

Fall 2022-Spring 2023

 Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Teams
Winter 2023. Instructor: Donald D. Gilliam, M.ED.

Learning Objectives:
  • Examine how social identity underlines the recruitment and retention initiatives of an organization
  • Apply inclusive practices into each touchpoint the organization has with an employee
  • Implement strategies to make the employee experience more equitable and inclusive at the individual, group, and organizational level

 From Language Access to Language Justice: Planning Language Services so that All Voices are Heard
Fall 2022. Instructor: Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, MA, CHI

This workshop will explain what language justice is and how to create a plan to implement at an organization language justice is and how to create a plan to implement at an organization. We will also summarize how to work with interpreters and translators, and
develop evaluation plans to assess and continually improve language services at an organization.

Fall 2021-Spring 2022

 Beyond Armchair Epidemiology: Cultivating an Informed Understanding of the Principles of Epidemiology
Spring 2022. Instructor: Lindsay Pool, PhD

This workshop will provide a working knowledge of the key terms and concepts in epidemiology, including articulating strengths and weaknesses of study design, identifying bias in the collection and analysis of data, and calculating basic measures of disease frequency and association.

 Insights, Tips, & Tools to Transform Your Health Communications from Okay to Outstanding
Fall 2021. Instructor: Ashley Sipocz, MPH, CPH

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Understand the nuances of health messaging and how to create core messages that resonate with audiences and drive change. 
  • Define and collect relevant data about selected audiences to craft a clear, concise, and impactful communications strategy along each stage of the audience journey. 
  • Demonstrate effective digital tactics for web development, email campaigns, social media management, and understand how they integrate with offline organizing. 

 Enfrentando la Anti-negritud
Fall 2021. Instructor: Shelby Chaney, AM

Workshop in Spanish: You can participate if you can understand Spanish fluently and you identify with being Latine, Black, or both.

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Create an evaluation of their organization's current practices and how they perpetuate anti-blackness.
  • Form an action plan to begin to strategize on what the next steps for intervention need to be at an organizational/community level.

Taller en español: Se puede participar si puede entender español con fluidez y se identifica con ser Latine, afrodescendiente, o los dos.

Al final del taller, los participantes podrán:

  • Crearán una evaluación de las prácticas actuales de su organización y cómo perpetúan la anti-negritud
    Crearán un plan de acción sobre cómo abordar esto a nivel organizacional. 

Fall 2020-Spring 2021

 Best Practices on Building and Maintaining Community-Academic Partnerships
Spring 2021. Instructor: Swapna Dave, MPH, PMP, MBBs

Learning objectives:

  • Understand practical tips on how to build and maintain community-academic partnerships.
  • Apply promising practices to create a collaborative partnership and manage expectations.
  • Utilize case studies and small group activities to generate ideas and promote collaboration and discussion.
Intended Audience: This workshop is intended for community members who are new to and/or have some experience in community based participatory research.

 Data Visualization 101: Data to Action
Spring 2021. Instructor: Amelia Kohm, Ph.D.

Learning objectives:

  • Create basic charts, maps, and graphs using Excel or Google Sheets and Tableau.
  • Choose an appropriate chart for a given purpose and type of data.
  • Make data visualizations more effective by applying data visualization "suggestments."
  • Use resources provided to hone data visualization skills acquired in this workshop.
Intended Audience: Community partners who would like to understand the importance of visualizing data to speed up the journey from data to action.

 You CAN Sit with Us: Courageous Conversations for Cultivating an Inclusive World
Winter 2021. Instructor: Joyce Mann, MA

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Explain the difference between diversity, inclusion, and equity and define key terms such as implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and oppression.
  • Understand the depth of one's cultural identity and discuss the difference between acquired vs. inherited traits.
  • Recognize the various systems of oppression and their impact on individuals and communities.
  • Utilize techniques to respond when micro-aggressions, biases, and/or cultural clashes occur. 

Intended Audience: Individuals interested in developing an understanding of the role of identity development in shaping bias at the individual and structural level.

 The Basics of Assessment, Planning and Evaluation in Community-based Organizations
Fall 2020. Instructor: Amy R Eisenstein, PhD

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of conducting effective assessment, planning and evaluation in community-based organizations
  • Design a logic model for program planning and evaluation, including goals and objectives
  • Effectively visualize and communicate outcomes from a programmatic evaluation to diverse audiences.

 Moving Science to Policy: OR, How to Make Sausage that Consumers Want to Buy
Fall 2020. Instructor: Arthur B Elster, MD

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Utilize a set of principles to assess the justification for enacting a public health law or regulation
  • Utilize science as but one tool for promoting public policy

Deliverable: Persuasive Policy Brief directed at encouraging community residents to support a specific piece of state legislation.