1. Collaboration/Engagement Domain Task Force
April, 2017 Update
Louisa Stark, University of Utah
Lead Team Member

2. Developing Measures for Assessing and Improving Collaborations WG (Co-Leads: Beth Tigges, Usha Menon and Doriane Miller)
Progress
Timeline
(Project Status)
Deliverables
Complete an environmental scan of measures related to collaboration and engagement. (2 months)
Compile a toolkit of reliable and valid measures of different constructs/variables related to collaboration and engagement. (5 months)
Recommend next steps in the development of new measures and/or adaptation of existing ones that may be used to assess collaborations and the outcomes of interventions designed to improve collaboration. (1 month)
Completion of environmental scan: December 1, 2015
Completion of toolkit: April 1, 2016
Completion of prioritized recommendations regarding new measures (end date): May 1, 2017 (complete)
A toolkit of reliable and valid measures of different constructs/variables related to collaboration and engagement [value, quality (subjective); productivity, impact (objective) of collaboration and engagement]
A set of prioritized recommendations regarding new/adapted measures that will need to be developed

3. Joint Workgroup on Researcher Training & Education and Community Capacity Building WG (Co-Leads: Hal Strelnick, Hugh Tilson, Jane Garbutt and Al Richmond) Collaboration/Engagement and Workforce Development DTF workgroup
Progress
Timeline
(Project Status)
Deliverables
Conduct a pragmatic literature review of curricula and training resources for researchers in engaging communities & stakeholders in translational research and for building community capacity to participate in translational research (3 months)
Develop an annotated (and searchable?) inventory of existing curricula and training resources (6-9 months);
Joint Workgroup surveyed via REDCap to identify existing curricula—September-October-November 2016
Completion of inventory of existing curricula, including websites—January 2017
Pragmatic literature review methodology developed & reviewed by Joint Workgroup—March 2017
A pragmatic literature review of curricula and training resources that builds academic researchers’ capacity to engage communities & stakeholders and community capacity to collaborate in translational research;
An annotated inventory of existing curricula and training resources;

4. Joint Workgroup on Researcher Training & Education and Community Capacity Building WG
Progress
Timeline
(Project Status)
Deliverables
Conduct a gap analysis of important areas requiring further development (3 months); and
Identify best practices (1-2 months).
Gap analysis comparing curricula with consensus of Community & Stakeholder Engagement competencies—in process March-April 2017
Best practices—to be determined Spring 2017
Target completion date—July-August 2017
A gap analysis of important areas for future development;
Dissemination through peer-reviewed publications of the pragmatic literature review findings and the annotated inventory of existing curricular and resources;
Identification of evidence-based best practices and resources currently under development; examples of successful programs, including contact information for those with questions; and
Recommendations for dissemination to and adoption by CTSA hubs and NCATS.

5. Dissemination & Implementation and Knowledge Transfer WG (Co-Leads: Laura-Mae Baldwin, Rowena Dolor and Paul Meissner)
Progress
Timeline
(Project Status)
Deliverables
Established workgroup composition, leadership, meeting and administrative support logistics
Developed brief survey to CTSA administrators to identify CTSA D&I leaders -- in process
Developed interview guide for D&I leaders to identify CTSA-funded D&I activities, training, scientific projects
Drafted metrics for assessment of D&I science training and support in CTSAs – in discussion
Regular presentations of CTSA-funded D&I activities, training, scientific projects by workgroup members – ongoing  
Convene workgroup – Quarter
Complete environmental scan – Quarter
Publish about D&I resources across the CTSAs – Quarter
Develop D&I metrics – Quarter
Finalize and propose metrics – Quarter
Disseminate metrics – Quarter
Implement D&I technical consultation model – Quarter
 Publication of D&I resources, training, scientific projects across the CTSA Consortium
D&I metrics that can be used by CTSAs, ideally part of Common Metrics
Service as advisors-consultants on D&I strategies
Peer-reviewed publication/s related to D&I science based on environmental scan, metrics (e.g., gaps in D&I science that CTSAs might fill)

6. Methods to Support Community Engagement (Co-Leads: Giselle Corbie-Smith and Arthur Blank) Methods and Collaboration/Engagement DTF workgroup
Establish workgroup composition and leadership- in progress
Through the survey and literature review, to identify “best practices” for engaging community partners at CTSA institutions
To develop a publishable paper based on these results.
Identify CTSA Collaborators- Quarter 2&3 (2017)
Develop survey for data collection- Quarter 2& 3 (2017)
Literature Review- Quarter 2&3 (2017)
Design data collection protocol & pilot survey- Quarter 3&4
Launch data collection- Quarter 1 & Quarter 2 (2018)
Analyze data- Quarter 3&4 (2018)
Write Paper- Quarter 4&1 (2019)
 Literature review of evidence based strategies for engaging community partners.
A survey to document the varied strategies used to engage and sustain CTSA – Community Partnerships
Identification of practices that advance the literature
A publishable paper.