Our Team

Meet Our Team

One of the Community Engaged Research Core (CERC)’s priorities is to identify ways to improve the practice of returning study findings back to the community, including those who participate in research studies. The CERC Dissemination team is comprised of faculty and staff from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College, along with Community Advisory Council members. Our goals are to:

  1. Compile existing dissemination resources for researchers, clinicians, and community-based organizations
  2. Advance dissemination best practices through: a) creating useful tools for researchers to use to ensure effective dissemination, and b) identifying how research participants would like research findings returned to them.

Faculty & Staff Members

Sarah Cook, MPH

Principal Research Strategy & Program Specialist

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Stephanie A. Mayers, MEd

Senior Research Strategy & Program Specialist

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Velma McBride Murry, PhD

CERC Advisory Council Members

Amy Richardson, MPH

Chief Community Health Officer, Siloam Health

Neely Williams, MDiv, EdD (c)

Administrator & CEO, Community Partners’ Network

Independent Consultant: Patient & Community Engagement Strategist