For Researchers
Research Facilitation Requests
As an institution that serves a unique and diverse community, CAN is frequently invited to help facilitate research projects.
The types of research projects that CAN helps facilitate include:
◾️ Needs assessments
◾️ Survey assistance
◾️ Program evaluation
◾️ Population studies
◾️ Focus groups
◾️ Among other types
CAN receives more requests for research facilitation than staff can accommodate. This is why we ask all those seeking assistance to fill out our research intake form. This form serves as a tool to organize requests and identify where we can best assist. Please be advised, the research intake process can take anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks from the time of submission of the research facilitation request form. To that end, individuals and research teams interested in having your research project facilitated by CAN must adhere to the following guidelines:
1) All research requests, be it short or long term, must be registered on our Research Request Form. For access to the form, please email research@accesscommunity.org.
2) All research conducted will acknowledge and/or credit CAN’s role and include CAN as a co-investigator wherever appropriate. CAN will identify staff members to be listed on specific projects/studies.
3) CAN will give preference to projects where CAN/ACCESS staff are involved in the development of the research plan.
4) All student-led research projects should be conducted under the supervision of a university faculty member. University faculty members should be listed on the request form and should be available for any follow-up by CAN.
5) Proposed projects will have to receive appropriate approval from the host institution’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). Depending on CAN/ACCESS’s requested involvement in a project, we strongly suggest completing our research request form when you submit your IRB or have already received IRB approval. For long-term projects that require specific staff time, please consult with CAN staff prior to IRB submission to ensure CAN/ACCESS staff are properly added to your IRB application. Any CAN/ACCESS staff identified will provide all necessary paperwork needed to complete the IRB process.
6) Currently, CAN prioritizes assisting with research projects that can lead to long-term and positive impacts on our communities.
Community Research Review Board (CRRB)
The goal of the Center for Arab Narratives’ (CAN) Community Research Review Board (CRRB) is to streamline and improve ACCESS’ work with external researchers. CRRB designs policies and procedures to ensure qualified researchers can more easily work with ACCESS, that ACCESS staff time and resources are prioritized, and our clients and the communities we serve are shielded from unnecessary and/or unethical research projects.
CRRB functions similarly to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) by serving as a registration tool for research partners and moderating access to the communities that we serve. CRRB members will convene semi-monthly to review, approve, or require modifications to any research activities proposed since the last meeting. All members on the board are CITI program trained and certified.
FAQs
Everything you need to know on how to participate. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for?
(a) Proposal for project
(b) IRB materials
(c) Questionnaires/ consent forms for project
(d) Any materials relevant to project
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