Building and Maintaining Trust with Community Partners and Collaborators with Emily Z. (Webinar)

The first session of the Community-Engaged Research Training Series, hosted by the VCU Division of Community Engagement, focused on building and maintaining trust with community partners and collaborators. In this session, Dr. Emily Zimmerman shared her expertise on the principles and strategies essential for fostering and sustaining trust in community partnerships.

Learning Outcomes:
✅ Participants gained a deeper understanding of the guiding principles for engaging with community organizations and members.
✅ They learned key considerations for developing strong, long-lasting partnerships.
✅ Dr. Zimmerman explored effective strategies to build trust and foster meaningful collaboration with community stakeholders.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Emily Zimmerman is the Director of Community-Engaged Research and Qualitative Research at the VCU Center on Society and Health. She co-leads the community engagement team at the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Zimmerman is a dedicated advocate for health equity, working to integrate patient and community voices into research efforts. She is the creator of the SEED Method for Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development and co-author of Researching Health Together: Engaging Patients and Stakeholders, from Topic Identification to Policy Change.