Community Engagement Council

The Community Engagement Council (CEC) is comprised of Lived Experience Partners (LEP), Policy and Professional Partners (PPP), and individual experience partners (IEP). LEPs are comprised of key stakeholders, individuals who can speak to their lived experience of TBI or caregiving for a loved one with TBI, that represent the end users of each innovation proposed. PPP and IEPs are from influential organizations representing professionals who will engage with I-HEAL products. This includes proper representation from members of key professional groups involved in healthcare policy development for Veterans Administration (PM&R), Department of Defense (Defense Health Agency TBICOE), and providers representing professional organizations (physiatry, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, nursing) involved in care of persons with TBI.

I-HEAL

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CEC Objectives:

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    Conduct study collaboration to ensure that the study results will be relevant, practical, and acceptable to members of the professions who belong to their respective professional organizations.
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    Assist and advice in the dissemination of results, community outreach, and policy development.
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    Ensure engagement measures align with the principles of CBPR by utilizing standard metrics for successful outcomes.

CEC Core

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John Corrigan, PhD

Community Engagement Council Chair

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Megan Moore, PhD, MSW.

Multi-Principal Investigator of Community Engagement Core

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Natalie Gilmore, PhD, CCC-SLP

Early Career Investigator, Research & Education

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Leslie Kempthorne, BS

Project Manager

The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Department of Veterans Affairs or any other U.S. government agency. This work is funded by DOD CDMRP Award Number HT9425-23-1-0621 for Improving Health Care Access and Engagement for Veterans and Service Members with TBI Morbidity (I-HEAL). This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. The administering institution for this work is the Tampa VA Research and Education Foundation.