title: Developing Research and Community Literacies to Recruit Latino Researchers and Practitioners to Address Health Disparities.
abstract: Engaging community residents and undergraduate Latino students in developing research and community literacies can expose both groups to resources needed to address health disparities. The bidirectional learning process described in this article developed these literacies through an ethnographic mapping fieldwork activity that used a learning-by-doing method in combination with reflection on the research experience. The active efforts of research team members to promote reflection on the research activities were integral for developing research and community literacies. Our findings suggest that, through participating in this field research activity, undergraduate students and community residents developed a better understanding of resources for addressing health disparities. Our research approach assisted community residents and undergraduate students by demystifying research, translating scientific and community knowledge, providing exposure to multiple literacies, and generating increased awareness of research as a tool for change among community residents and their organizations. The commitment of the community and university leadership to this pedagogical method can bring out the full potential of mentoring, both to contribute to the development of the next generation of Latino researchers and to assist community members in their efforts to address health disparities.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. phillip.granberry@umb.edu.
authors.forename: Phillip J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-2016
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Granberry
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. idali.torres@umb.edu.
authors.forename: María Idalí
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA. jeroan.allison@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Jeroan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA. milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Milagros C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosal
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. sarah.rustan@umb.edu.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rustan
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. colon.melissa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colón
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. may.fontes@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mayara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontes
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, 38 School Street, Springfield, MA, 01105, USA. icruz@prccma.org.
authors.forename: Ivettte
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008611:Mentors; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities
keywords: Bidirectional learning; CBPR; Community–university partnerships; Learning-by-doing; Mentoring