NAACFRC’s Annual Community-Engaged Research Conference
Co-creating Research to Support Black Resistance and Joy
June 8, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT | Hybrid
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
The National African American Child and Family Research Center is designed to provide national leadership and excellence in community-engaged research to better serve African-American children and families. This conference presented community-engaged research by community leaders and academicians in the areas of economic/social mobility, early care, and early education. It explored the role and empowerment of community-engaged research, tactical successes, and programs that affirm, strengthen, and create positive outcomes for African-American children and families (joy) often in the presence of unjust circumstances (resistance). While this is a hybrid conference, we truly encourage in-person attendance so that you can participate in the discussions and ongoing conversation at networking opportunities.
Conference Topics
- The Role of Community-Engaged Research in Advancing Equity
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Simulator
- Community-Engaged Research in Early Care & Education
- CER in Economic Mobility and Poverty Alleviation
- Black Mothers’ Perspectives of Family Engagement in an Early Childhood Setting
- Community Pilot Projects Programs Showcase: Community-Engaged Research in Fatherhood
- NAACFRC Emerging Scholars Showcase
- Using Data and Research to Advance Equity and Improve Services
Moderator:
Dr. Latrice Rollins
Director
NAACFRC
Special Guests
Dr. Howard Grant
President
Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority
Nancy Flake Johnson
President and CEO
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Dr. Bisa B. Lewis
President
Black Child Development Institute-Atlanta
Jacqueline Mull
Region 4 Regional Administrator
Administration for Children and Families
Speakers
John H. Allen, MSW, Family Assistance Program Specialist Office of Family Assistance (OFA), ACF
Dr. Kim Alleyne, Director of Community Partnerships, Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC)
Dr. Bevan Baker, Brooklyn Perinatal Network
Dr. Cassandra Bolar, Co-Investigator, NAACFRC
Kenneth Braswell Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Fathers Incorporated
Amanda Brown, Research Director, Children’s Home & Aid
Dr. Alex Camardelle, Co-Investigator, TANF/Economic Mobility, NAACFRC
Breanna Chacere, NAACFRC Emerging Scholar, University of Houston
Amanda Coleman, Ph.D., MA, Deputy Division Director, Division of Children and Family Development Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families (ACF) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Jennifer R. Daniels, Ph.D., MSW, National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Larry (Leo) Davis, Navigator Case Manager – Thriving Fathers & Families Adjunct Professor (Social Work) Bridgepoint (Formerly – Children’s Home & Aid)
Desha Elliott, Doctoral Student, Clark Atlanta University
Amanda Evans, Hand, Heart + Soul Project.
Dr. Joyce Hall, Brooklyn Perinatal Network
Sterling Johnson, Just Opportunity Portfolio Director, Partnership for Southern Equity Operations, Grady Health System
Adrienne Jones, NAACFRC Emerging Scholar, Duke University
Dr. Tandeca King Gordon, Associate Director, NAACFRC
Feliciano Lewis, Board Member, Georgia Head Start Association
Terrance Lewis, NAACFRC Emerging Scholar, Auburn University
Y. Denise Mahan, CEO, and Founder, Inspired Solutions and Director of Practice
Dr. Robert Mayberry, Co-Lead, Capacity-Building, NAACFRC
Danette McLaurin-Glass, President, Center for Family and Community Wellness and First Team America
Gabrielle Newell, MSc, Senior Social Science Research Analyst Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)
Renee Peterkin, Deputy Director, Georgia Resilience & Opportunity Fund
Aaron Quick, In Her Hands Guaranteed Income Program
Jeffrey Shears, Co-chair, Moynihan Institute, Fathers Incorporated
Dr. Nina Smith, Co-Investigator, NAACFRC
Simone Smith, Doctoral Student, Clark Atlanta University
Ashley Strickland, Little One’s Learning Center
Dr. Rodney Washington, Co-Investigator, Early Care and Education, NAACFRC
All general and breakout sessions will be experienced
in-person and also broadcasted live through zoom.
Have Questions? Contact Us at info@naacfrc.org
Program Booklet
Enjoy the experience of the conference by downloading the program book.
