Council on Community-Based Partnerships
About Us
The Council exists to connect faculty, staff, students and community partners in research-based projects designed to solve critical problems identified collaboratively by community members and the University. All academic disciplines are represented on a Council made up of campus and community members.
Council Initiatives
The Council's various committees oversee project funding, conduct an awards program, publish a research journal, propose methods to integrate teaching and research, and seek outside funding all with the goal of fulfilling the Division of Community Affairs' motto: "Engaging Communities and Changing Lives."
Council Meetings
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Rast B
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Rast B
Thursday, February 21, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Rast B
Thursday, March 21, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ferguson Student Center, Room 3104
Council Members & Meeting Notes
Chair of the Executive Committee
Dr. Peter Hlebowitsh, Dean, College of Education
Chair of the Proposal and Seed Funding Committee
Dr. Martha Crowther, Professor, Department of Psychology
Chair of the Faculty Teaching and Research Support Committee
Dr. Rebecca Allen, Professor of Psychology, Alabama Research Institute on Aging
Chair of the Academic Conference and Presentation Committee
Dr. Andrew Goodlife, Graduate School/Geological Sciences
Chair of the Excellence in Community Engagement Recognition Committee
Dr. George Daniels, College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Chair of the Community Partnership Support Committee
Amanda Lightsey Executive Director, Tuscaloosa One Place
Co-Chairs of the Student Involvement and Support Committee
Chas Shipman, Undergraduate Student in the Department of Computer Science
Tera “CeeCee” Johnson, Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Natalie Adams New College, nadams@as.ua.edu
Carol Agomo Community Affairs, cnagomo@ua.edu
Tania Alameda-Lawson School of Social Work, talamedalawson@ua.edu
David Albright School of Social Work, dlalbright@sw.ua.edu
Stacy Alley Musical Theatre and Dance, salley@as.ua.edu
Marcus Ashford Mechanical Engineering, marcus.ashford@eng.ua.edu
Alex Ates Theatre and Dance, aates1@crimson.ua.edu
Sheila Black Psychology, sblack@psych.as.ua.edu
Marco Bonizzoni Chemistry, mbonizzoni@as.ua.edu
Laurie Bonnici School of Library and Information Studies, lbonnici@slis.ua.edu
Karyn Bowen Community Affairs, kbowen@ua.edu
Karen Boykin Chemistry, knoykin@as.ua.edu
B. Scott Bridges School of Music, sbridges@music.ua.edu
Jackie Brodsky Wayne State University and SLIS, brods001@crimson.ua.edu
Toya T. Burton Whatley Health Service, Inc., tburton@whatleyhealth.org
Karen Canada-Starks School of Social Work, kcanada@sw.ua.edu
Jennifer L. Caputo New College and School of Music, jlcaputo@ua.edu
Vicky Carter Five Horizons Health Center, vcarter@fivehorizons.org
Naomi Choi Political Science, nchoi@ua.edu
Chandra Clark Journalism and Creative Media, chandra.clark@ua.edu
Shani Collins Social Work, shanikcollins@aol.com
Dee Cook Community Affairs, ddcook@ua.edu
Martha R. Crowther Psychology, mrcrowther@ua.edu
George Daniels College of Communication and Information Sciences, gdaniels@ua.edu
Pamela Dorr HERO, Greensboro, pameladorr1@yahoo.com
Rita Doughty Social Work/Nursing, rrdoughty@sw.ua.edu
Isabelle Drewelow Modern Languages and Classics, idrewelow@bama.ua.edu
Ryan Earley Biological Sciences, rlearley@as.ua.edu
Craig Edelbrock Continuing Studies, cedelbrock@ccs.ua.edu
William A. Evans Journalism and Creative Media, wevans@ua.edu
Mirit Eyal-Cohen Law Studies, meyalcohen@law.ua.edu
Daniel J. Fonseca Industrial Engineering, dfonseca@eng.ua.edu
David M. Ford Management and Marketing, dford@cba.ua.edu
Pamela Payne Foster Community and Rural Medicine, ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
Faythe R. Freese School of Music, faythefreese@earthlink.net
Kenneth Fridley Engineering, kfridley@eng.ua.edu
Philip Gable Psychology, pgable@as.ua.edu
Kimberly Gibson School of Social Work, kbgibson2@ua.edu
Daniel Goebbert Chemistry, dgoebbert@as.ua.edu
Jeff Gray Computer Science, gray@cs.ua.edu
Jennifer Greer Associate Provost Academic Affairs, jdgreer@ua.edu
Karl Hamner Nursing/Social Work, khamner@bama.ua.edu
Samantha Hansen Geological Sciences, shansen@geo.ua.edu
David Hardy Education, dhardy@bamaed.ua.edu
William Hart Psychology, wphart@as.ua.edu
Beverly G. Hawk Center for Community-Based Partnerships, beverly.hawk@ua.edu
Teri Henley Advertising and Public Relations, henley@apr.ua.edu
John C. Higginbotham Community and Rural Medicine, jhiggin@cchs.ua.edu
Peter Hlebowitsh Dean, College of Education, phlebowitsch@bama.ua.edu
Rick A. Houser Educational Studies in Psychology, rhouser@bamaed.ua.edu
Michael Innis-Jiminez American Studies, mdinnisjiminez@bama.ua.edu
Matthew A. Jarrett Psychology, majarrett@as.ua.edu
Rebecca Kelly Kinesiology, rkelly@ua.edu
Mary (Sabrena) Jackson School of Social Work, msjackson5@ua.edu
Pauline D. Johnson Civil and Environmental, Engineering paulinej@eng.ua.edu
Philip W. Johnson Civil and Environmental Engineering, pjohnson@eng.ua.edu
Tera “CeeCee” Johnson Undergraduate student, tejohnson2@crimson.ua.edu
Mary Jolley Community Volunteer, majolley@bellsouth.net
Diane Kennedy-Jackson Division of Community Affairs, dkkennedy1@ua.edu
James King Culverhouse College of Commerce, jking@cba.ua.edu
Billy Kirkpatrick Executive Director, West Ala. AIDS Outreach, billy.waao@gmail.com
Lorne Kuffel Institutional Research and Assessment, lkuffel@ua.edu
Kimberly Lackey Biological Sciences, lacke003@bama.ua.edu
Frankie Laanan Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies, laanan@ua.edu
Cheryl Leonard Office of the Vice President for Research, cleonard@fa.ua.edu
Anne Levy Arts and Sciences - Theatre and Dance, aglevy1@ua.edu
Yuehan Lu Geological Sciences, yuehan.lu@ua.edu
Felecia Lucky Black Belt Community Foundation, fjones@blackbeltfound.org
Lou Marino Culverhouse College of Commerce, lmarino@cba.ua.edu
Jim McLean Center for Community-Based Partnerships, jmclean@ua.edu
Lane McLelland Crossroads Community Center, lane.mclelland@ua.edu
Kathryn Merritt Honors College, klmerritt@ua.edu
Claudia Mewes Physics and Astronomy, cmews@mint.ua.edu
Andrew Minear School of Music, atminear@ua.edu
Nisa Miranda Center for Economic Development, miranda@aitc.ua.edu
Cynthia E. Moore Community and Rural Medicine, cmoore@cchs.ua.edu
Jacqueline V. Morgan Honors Colllege, jacqueline.morgan@ua.edu
Rob Morgan Culverhouse College of Commerce, rmorgan@cba.ua.edu
George Mugoya College of Education, gmugoya@ua.edu
Tanya Mullen Education Evaluation Office, tmmullen@ua.edu
Edward Mullins Center for Community-Based Partnerships, emullins@bama.ua.edu
Rekha Nath Philosophy, rnath@ua.edu
Mark D. Nelson Dean, C&IS, mnelson@ua.edu
Debra Nelson-Gardell Social Work, dnelsong@sw.ua.edu
Jane Newman College of Education, jnewman2@bamaed.ua.edu
Jen Nickelson College of Human Environmental Sciences, jnickelson@ches.ua.edu
Michael Nichols Center for Community-Based Partnerships, michael.nichols@ua.edu
Sharon E. Nichols Curriculum and Instruction, snichols@bama.ua.edu
Erin O'Rourke Modern Languages and Classics, eorourke@bama.ua.edu
Jeffrey G. Parker Psychology, j.g.parker@bama.ua.edu
Angelia Paschal Human Environmental Sciences, apaschal@ches.ua.edu
Mary Patterson AERN, mepatterson1@cba.ua.edu
Drew Pearl Center for Community-Based Partnerships, apearl@ua.edu
Heather Pleasants Institutional Effectiveness, heather.pleasants@ua.edu
Steven M. Polunsky Alabama Transportation Policy Research Center, polunsky@ua.edu
Nicole Prewitt Center for Community-Based Partnerships, nbprewitt@ua.edu
Samory Pruitt Vice President of Community Affairs, samory.pruitt@ua.edu
Margaret A. Purcell University of Alabama System, mpurcell@UASystem.ua.edu
Laura Reed Biology, lreed1@bama.ua.edu
Sierra Rodgers-Farris College of Education, serodgers@ua.edu
Levi Ross College of Human Environmental Sciences, lross2@ua.edu
Nicole Ruggiano School of Social Work, nruggiano@ua.edu
Jean Rykacyewski West Alabama Food Bank, jean@westalabamafoodbank.org
Josh Sahib Gorgas Library, jsahib@ua.edu
Whitney Sewell Division of Community Affairs, whitney.sewell@ua.edu
Jenny Shaw History, jenny.shaw@ua.edu
Jennifer Shoaff Race and Gender Studies, simmo045@as.ua.edu
Roger Sidje Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, roger.b.sidje@ua.edu
Merinda Simmons Religious Studies, simmo045@ua.edu
Cassandra E. Simon School of Social Work, csimon@bama.ua.edu
Senator Bobby D. Singleton Alabama Legislature, bsingle164@yahoo.com
Cassander Smith English, clsmith17@bama.ua.edu
Patricia Sobecky Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, psobecky@ua.edu
Ellen G. Spears New College and American Studies, egspears@as.ua.edu
Karen Spector Education, kspector@bamaed.ua.edu
Christina Staudhammer Biological Sciences, cstaudhammer@ua.edu
William Suclupe Veteran and Military Affairs, wdsuclupe@crimson.ua.edu
Cynthia Sunal Education, cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu
Daniela Susnara Center for Community-Based Partnerships, dsusnara@ua.edu
Joanne J. Terrell School of Social Work, jterrell@sw.ua.edu
Patrick Toale Physics & Astronomy, patoale@bama.ua.edu
Glenn Tootle Engineering, gatootle@eng.ua.edu
Dean Townsley Physics & Astronomy, dean.m.townsley@ua.edu
Kellie Wells English, kwells@bama.ua.edu
John Ross Wheat Community and Rural Medicine, jwheat@cchs.ua.edu
Kevin A. Whitaker Provost, kwhitaker@eng.ua.edu
Javonda Williams School of Social Work, jwilliams11@sw.ua.edu
Megan Williams Student, meghanw806@gmail.ua.edu
Matthew Wisla College of Communication and Information Sciences, mwisla@ua.edu
Thomas L. Wolfe Arts and Sciences, twolfe@as.ua.edu
Pamela Young College of Arts & Sciences, pyoung2@ua.edu
Andrea Ziegler Center for Community-Based Partnerships, amziegler@ua.edu
2018–2019 Meeting Notes & Overview
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
2017–2018 Meeting Notes & Overview
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Rast Room
Meeting Overview
Thursday, March 22, 2018 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Hotel Capstone Ballroom
Meeting Overview
2016–2017 Meeting Notes & Overview
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Rast Room
Meeting Overview
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Bryant Conference Center, Birmingham Room
Meeting Overview
Council News & Events
Design and implement a year-long service project to address an unmet health or social need.
• Receive a $2,500 stipend
• Develop leadership skills
• Join a multidisciplinary network of like-minded Schweitzer Fellows dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people they serve
Learn more about becoming a Schweitzer Fellow
January 16; 12-1pm, Ferguson Center Forum
Pizza provided for the first 10 students
Applications submitted online by February 5*, 2019
*Extended deadline for UA applicants
For more information, email Kristin.Boggs@schweitzerfellowship.org
GAP-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY
A key feature of the UA-Pickens County Partnership is a yearlong, paid fellowship program open to recent University of Alabama graduates from all majors and disciplines. The fellowship program provides an opportunity to serve in a health-related capacity in Pickens County, providing a year of service while expanding experience and education.
Fellows' time will be spent in community engagement and leadership development activities, including a seminar series on health, and public policy and social determinants of health. Fellows will also serve as liaisons between University faculty and Pickens County community leaders while participating in faculty projects that align with their interests. Fellows facilitate programming efforts to promote health throughout the county, gaining valuable insight and experience as they work with medically underserved communities in rural Alabama.
Fellows will be paid as UA employees and receive applicable benefits for the period of the fellowship, and will be allowed reasonable time away for graduate program interviews, if needed. For further information about the fellowship, email this year's fellows at uapcfellows@ua.edu.
For more information about the fellowship program, please contact Wilamena Dailey at wsdailey@ua.edu or Susan Page at spage@ua.edu.
For an application and description of the partnership, visit
https://cchs.ua.edu/pickenscounty
Monday, October 1, 2018
11 AM–3 PM
Join Manderson Alums Rashmee Sharif, Elizabeth Hannah, and Lauren Whisenant for a "Come and Go Open House" to learn more about Cigna HealthSpring and their Managed Care Rotational Program!
Cigna’s Managed Care Rotational Program (MCRP) is a 2 year rotational development program designed to provide associates with a well-rounded and in-depth understanding of Cigna’s Medicare & Medicaid business to prepare them for a range of roles across the organization.
They will be holding interviews on October 2 but in order to be considered you MUST attend the open house as well as apply for the program.
Corporate Encounter
FinTech Day | September 21
Career Fairs | October 3 and 4
FinTech Trip to Atlanta | October 10
Details TBD in Handshake!
