May 20-23, 2004

Hosted by the Center for Community Research & Action

Department of Human & Organizational Development, Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee

Cosponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Society for Community Research & Action, and Vanderbilt University

Photos from the Conference

Participant List

Agenda

DAY ONE Thursday, May 20, 2004

Conference Synthesis Team Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 Peabody Campus Mayborn Hall Room 207

Registration & Buffet Reception 6:00 – 7:00 Peabody Campus Mayborn 1^st Floor

Conference Orientation, Introductions & Sharing 7:00 – 9:00 Mayborn 105

Participant Lodging: Scarritt-Bennett Center

DAY TWO Friday, May 21, 2004

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference Wyatt Center 3^rd Floor Rotunda

Welcome by J.R. Newbrough, Prof. Emeritus, Vanderbilt University 8:00 a.m.

Objectives of the Conference & SCRA Task Force Member & Facilitator Introductions

Agenda & Logistics, Participant Introductions

Interdisciplinary Research Trends:

Presentation Team 1: Jean Schensul, Julie Robison, & Carmen Reyes

“Building interdisciplinary and intersectoral research partners in community-based research: Research on depression and barrier in older minority adults”

Question & Discussion Session 1

Presentation Team 2: Sharon Sutton & Susan Kemp

“Critical interdisciplinary theory in action: A case study in university/community transformation”

Question & Discussion Session 2

Lunch Break

Presentation Team 3: Leonard Syme & Nathan Henderson-James

“Public health has messages, people have lives: An effort to close the gap”

Question & Discussion Session 3

Presentation 4: Daniel Stokols

“Confessions of a Transdisciplinarian”

Question & Discussion Session 4

Summary, Evaluation & Closing of Conference- Day 1 (ending around 5 pm)

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Drinks, Dinner & Entertainment Wyatt Center Atrium

Barry & Holly Tashian with Ross Sermons on bass 7:30-8:30 p.m.

DAY THREE Saturday, May 22, 2004

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CDT Peabody Campus Wyatt Center 3^rd Floor Rotunda

Welcome, Feedback on Evaluations, Agenda Review, Reflections

3 Rounds of Small Group Dialogues using Open Space Methodology

Report outs from Small Group Sessions

Closing Exercise

Evaluations

DAY FOUR Sunday, May 24, 2004

8:30 a.m. – 12 noon CDT Peabody Campus Mayborn Hall Room 105

Breakfast & Post Conference Meeting 9:00 – 12:00

Reflections on Day 2 & 3 of the Conference

Proposed Actions

Implications for SCRA

Planning for International Interdisciplinary Research Network & Center at Vanderbilt

Summary & Closing