Centers and Programs
Applying Community-Centered Learning through Implementation Research to Achieve Trust and Equity in HIV (ACCELERATE) Program
The ACCELERATE Program fosters the growth of implementation research focused on innovation and improvement in public health systems, specifically regarding HIV syndemics. ACCELERATE seeks to facilitate the uptake of evidence-based interventions and test strategies that inform generalizable implementation knowledge, with the ultimate goal of improving services for communities impacted by HIV in Chicagoland and beyond.
- Director: Dennis Li, PhD
- Associate Director: Maria Pyra, PhD
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Advancing Opportunities in Clinical and Translational Equity (ADVOCATE) Center
The ADVOCATE Center accelerates the research to practice to policy pipeline to improve healthcare and health equity. ADVOCATE’s mission is to translate sexual and gender minority (SGM) health research to practice and policy for maximum health equity impact.
- Director: Lauren Beach, JD, PhD
- Co-Director: Sumanas Jordan, MD, PhD
The Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) Program
The EDIT Program is a leader in community-based evaluation focused on improving the health and wellbeing of individuals. EDIT empowers community agencies to strategically plan, implement, and evaluate innovative programming.
- Director: Gregory Phillips II, PhD
- Associate Director: Erik Elías Glenn, MSW
The Center for Translational Health Research and Interventions Advancing Equity (THRIVE)
The THRIVE Center conducts cutting-edge translational research that aims to understand and mitigate health disparities among youth. THRIVE's research spans the entire translational spectrum, from basic science discovery, to intervention development and evaluation, and onward toward implementation research.
- Director: Michael E. Newcomb, PhD
- Associate Director: Kathryn R. Macapagal, PhD