Community and Stakeholder Engagement

The Community and Stakeholder Engagement (CSE) program at the Consortium for Translational and Precision Health connects researchers with the communities they serve to promote engaged, impactful research.

Areas of Support

The CSE program operates through two key arms:

The Community Engagement Advisory Board (CEAB) provides strategic guidance and lived-experience perspectives on research priorities and practices.

The Community Responsive Studio (CRS) provides researchers with an opportunity to receive direct feedback on study design, materials and implementation from community advisors.

Together, CEAB and CRS ensure that studies are culturally relevant, community-informed and aligned with public health needs. CSE also offers training in effective, ethical engagement practices, strengthening partnerships, trust and the translation of research into real-world solutions.

CSE Services

Consulting community-informed study design and recruitment
Hosting Community Responsive Studio (CRS)
Facilitating Other Academic Voices
Conducting strength-based engagement strategies through our Community Health Worker Program
Coordinating pilot grant community review panels
Connecting to CTSA Network resources
Providing tailored messaging and outreach strategies
Maintaining the Houston Community Engagement Database
Advancing community-academic collaboration through faculty tracks and advisory roles

Community Engagement
Advisory Board

The CEAB is a foundational infrastructure element of the CSE program. Comprised of respected community and institutional leaders, the board advises on strategies to remove barriers to community-engaged research and guides the development of actionable research processes.
- Guide the design and implementation of community-engaged initiatives
- Advise on community participation in research activities
- Identify challenges and co-develop solutions for lasting impact
- Anne Marie Blacketer, Lupus Foundation of America Gulf Coast Chapter
- Kizzey Demease, Anchoring Hope
- Tamika Evans, Sankofa Research Institute
- Maritza Guerrero, Community Family Centers
- Tracy Harper, Bayer
- Jorge Olvera, Alzheimer’s Association
- Veronica Sanchez, American Heart Association
- Claudia Sanchez-Lopez, Prevention Institute
- Nadine Scamp, Northwest Assistance Ministries
- Cynthia Stewart, Paradigm Research Center

Program Leadership

Faculty Co-Lead
Dr. Zoorob is the Richard Kleberg endowed professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
He is nationally recognized for his work in prevention, primary care research, and education and training. He has overseen numerous federal and state grants dealing with community-based research in substance use disorders, smoking cessation, fetal alcohol syndrome prevention, antibiotic stewardship, cancer screening and health disparities.
Faculty Co-Lead
Dr. Price is a clinical associate professor in the University of Houston’s (UH) Honors College. He directs the Community Health Worker (CHW) Initiative at UH, which includes a certified training center for CHW interprofessional project development and implementation. He also directs the Data & Society Program and leads community data and visualization projects.
As co-lead for innovation, Dr. Price is committed to ensuring community-based participatory research principles are reflected across all products and activities.