{"id":121225,"date":"2020-09-02T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T19:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cehs\/?p=121225"},"modified":"2020-09-02T15:55:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T19:55:31","slug":"dr-tamara-leechs-research-featured-by-the-ace-evaluation-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cehs\/2020\/09\/02\/dr-tamara-leechs-research-featured-by-the-ace-evaluation-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tamara Leech’s Research Featured by the ACE Evaluation Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Tamara Leech<\/a>, Associate Professor in the Public Health Department<\/a>, was recently featured in the Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network’s newsletter, “Expanding the Bench.”<\/p>\n

ACE Evaluation Network noted, “ACE Evaluation Network Member, Dr.Tamara G. Leech, and her colleagues conducted a study about three common recruitment and retention obstacles facing scholars interested in racial disparities research: 1) potential mistrust from the black community; 2) a stigmatized research topic;\u00a0and 3) high participation burden. In this article, they describe and explore the recruitment, engagement, and retention strategies employed during a study.<\/p>\n

Using a concurrent triangulation mixed-method design, they analyze data from their web-based administrative system, participant enrollment and exit surveys, and team members\u2019 field notes. This study received a high participation, completion, and retention rate. They conclude that internal incentives, the combination of informal and formal community recruiters, the visibility of the principal investigator, and face-to-face meetings may have contributed to the success of the project.”<\/p>\n