Irving Institute Announces 2015 Community Based Participatory Research Pilot Awardees

The Community Engagement Core Resource announces the recipients of the 2015 Community Based Participatory Research Pilot Awards:

An Evaluation of the Dietary Impact of Comprando Rico y Sano (CRyS) in Mexican Immigrants
in New York City
Jairo Guzman, President, Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families, Inc.
Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, MD, ScM, Assistant Professor Epidemiology & Pediatrics (Oncology) at CUMC, Mailman School of Public Health

Identifying the Barriers to Mental Health Intervention in the Homebound Older Adult
Clare C Bassile, PT, EdD, Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine at CUMC, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Deborah Katznelson, LMSW, Chief Social Service Officer, YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood

Storyworks in the Heights
Marilyn Pacheco, Assistant Director of Marketing /Program Director, Institute for Older Adults, Isabella Geriatric Center
Mary Sormanti, PhD, MS, Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia School of Social Work