Monday ERC Seminar Series – Tara Casimir, PhD, RN (USM)

Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative: Exploring the Health and Well-being of Maine’s Coastal Fishing Communities

Speaker: Tara V. Casimir, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine;
Visiting Scholar in the Harvard ERC Outreach Program

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the interdisciplinary approach to collaborative research partnerships in the development of the Downeast Health Research Collaborative; 2) describe components of the study, “Understanding Injury, Pain, and Substance Use among Shellfish and Lobster Harvesters in Downeast Maine” (such as study design, results, and dissemination); 3) explain the benefits of student engagement in community-level research in rural health and well-being; and to 4) explain the barriers to student engagement in community-level research in rural health and well-being.

For anyone interested in attending the ERC Seminar remotely:

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