{"id":286,"date":"2021-08-06T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2021-10-21T15:01:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:01:20","slug":"public-engagement-intervention-discussion-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/schedule\/discussion-hubs\/public-engagement-intervention-discussion-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Engagement &amp; Intervention Discussion Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Facilitators<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdstate.edu\/directory\/becky-kuehl\">Dr. Becky Kuehl<\/a>, South Dakota State University (Thursday, September 9, 3:00 \u2013 4:00 pm CST)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uab.edu\/cas\/english\/people\/faculty\/cynthia-ryan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Cynthia Ryan<\/a>, University of Alabama Birmingham (Friday, September 10, 1:00 &#8211; 2:00 pm CST)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Notetakers\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danielle Stambler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities<br \/>\nJacqueline James, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Hub Description<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RHM has been hallmarked by research innovation when it comes to the kinds of projects we develop, the questions our research asks, and the kind of insights and interventions our studies generate. Despite an increasing commitment to method\/ological transparency in RHM research, the backstage work of research often becomes invisible in our publications. That is, the process of identifying a fruitful research site or topic, manifesting productive questions, and building a rich study are challenging practices that have a direct impact on the kinds of findings RHM generates. Thus, this hub is dedicated to embracing and developing the research invention process by giving space for RHM researchers to discuss best practices, challenges, and questions that arise at the intersection of research and (re-)invention.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Generative questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RHM has much to offer pressing issues that meet at the intersection of the public and medical spheres &#8212; how might RHM scholars effectively contribute to, intervene in, and navigate public engagement? What challenges come with this kind of engagement and how might we manage those?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If\/when RHM scholars are invited to or seek opportunities to engage in the public sphere (be it through press interviews, developing interventions, participating in advocacy organizations, etc.), what are best practices and challenges? What questions or concerns arise? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What method\/ologies, theories, or other strategies might RHM leverage to effectively and ethically intervene in the issues\/topics\/communities we study?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What resources do we have to describe and promote the work we can be doing to outside stakeholders we want to be working with and for?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are RHM\u2019s ethical obligations\/orientations to the communities in which we work or for whom we might intervene or advocate?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How might we foster relationships with communities \u2014 other researchers, public partners, government officials, organizations, etc. \u2014\u00a0 to successfully intervene or engage in the public sphere? What are the challenges and strengths of such collaborations?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b style=\"color: #000000;\">Discussion Hub Synthesis<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keywords: ethics, collaboration, intervention, dialogue, community, advocacy,\u00a0 vulnerability<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><em><b>Main Takeaways<\/b><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public-facing work is messy and can take longer but is valuable in making our work connect and matter to stakeholders\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public-facing work should be collaborative, in direct dialogue with the communities we are aiming to study, reach, and\/or intervene with.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethics (should) play an critical role in public-facing research\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be mindful of bi-directionality \u2014 this kind of research should benefit the communities we engage, not just our scholarly\/research agendas\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need to be mindful of the extractive risks of this kind of work, especially in online communities in which the research occurring might be less visible\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public-facing work can take many forms \u2014 supporting patient communities, critically engaging\/transforming dominant narratives within medicine, helping to better connect public and medical communities, writing in public spaces, showing up for protests\/activist events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We shouldn\u2019t forget about provider communities as an important community to engage with in our research and to support with rhetorical interventions \u2014 though, this community can be difficult to reach\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting Started\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our individual passions and commitments can be excellent guides for public engagement work, e.g. personal experience with disease. These passions and experiences can help us find meaningful ways to intervene, engage, and figure out the \u201cso what?\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t necessarily need to have personal experience in order to engage a particular community, issue, or space, but you should always be authentic and transparent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grants can be a way to reach out and connect to colleagues in other disciplines or community partners to do public-facing\/engaged work. Many grants require collaborations, so they can offer a pathway for connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having an \u201cin\u201d can be an important first step in doing public-facing or community-engaged work. Finding a point of contact that can help you build your network is useful. One connection can often quickly lead to many additional points of contact.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethics (should) play a critical role in public-facing research\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be mindful of bi-directionality \u2014 this kind of research should benefit the communities we engage, not just our scholarly\/research agendas\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold contacting editors at public-facing venues is often a first step in publishing in these kinds of places.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes you need to have a full draft complete at the outset; other times they ask for a pitch.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include your credentials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Networking is very important as is being resilient. Rejections are common and often unkind, but keep moving forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborating\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams can also help give our work traction. Though, we should be mindful of repeatedly reaching out to the same collaborators or points of contact; this can unintentionally be exclusive.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have conversations early and often with collaborative teams about outcomes in terms of scholarly outcomes as well as community\/public outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarly: What kind of resources are necessary to support everyone on the team? What kinds of publications might come of this work? Where will they get published? How will author order be determined?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public: Who should lead or be involved in identifying meaningful solutions or interventions? How can we pay\/support\/acknowledge time and labor?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valuing the Work\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we make alternative outcomes of this kind of work \u201ccount\u201d for the job market, tenure reviews, etc.?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find mentors in the field or in your department who can support you in crafting narratives about different kinds of work or outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look institutionally for offices of public engagement or related resources that may be able to support you in translating your community-engaged work into the language\/criteria at your institution\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public-facing writing does not need to replace our academic publications \u2014 the rhetorical invention process can simultaneously lend itself to both.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporating scholarly threads in public-facing writing can help that work translate to institutional reviews\/demands\/criteria. E.g. you might include content that advocates for RHM as a valuable discipline\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include it in your CV! Different institutions will use different language for these kinds of sections such as \u201cPublicly Engaged Work,\u201d \u201cPublic Writing,\u201d \u201cPublic Engagement &amp; Media Appearances.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document your processes because not all outcomes of publicly engaged work are deliverables.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attaching work you are doing to an institutional initiative\u00a0 can be helpful, especially when the deliverables or outcomes are more abstract<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><b>Key Resources\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theopedproject.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OpEdProject<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 workshop that can help teach you how to craft a pitch for public types of writing. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facilitators Dr. Becky Kuehl, South Dakota State University (Thursday, September 9, 3:00 \u2013 4:00 pm CST) Dr. Cynthia Ryan, University of Alabama Birmingham (Friday, September 10, 1:00 &#8211; 2:00 pm CST) Notetakers\u00a0 Danielle Stambler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Jacqueline James, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/schedule\/discussion-hubs\/public-engagement-intervention-discussion-hub\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-286","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":580,"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions\/580"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicalrhetoric.com\/symposium2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}