In February 2025, CEDER launched a Learning Exchange webinar series to enhance partnership engagement in diabetes research and programs that promote health for all populations. The bimonthly webinar series aims to provide successful partnership examples among research and community members and enhance understanding and skills in policy, communications, grant writing, and participatory research.

CEDER Learning Exchange webinars are open to the following groups:

• CEDER Partnership Hub members and clients
• Individuals interested in research and programs related to type 2 diabetes
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)–funded individuals and groups

Recordings of webinars will be available on this page after each event.

Upcoming Events

Check back for upcoming webinars.

Past Events

Learning Exchange No. 2: Partnering for Health across the Diabetes Spectrum: Best Practices in Community-Engaged Type 2 Diabetes Research

April 22, 2025

The webinar provided an overview of best practices in community engagement and examples of successful type 2 diabetes collaborations that may translate to the type 1 diabetes community. Lessons learned are applicable for researchers and community groups working on type 1 and type 2 diabetes research and programs. Listen to the recording (a Kerberos ID and password are required).

Event speakers:

Darius Tandon, PhD
Director
Center for Community Health, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Kristen Allen-Watts, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
UAB, Heersink School of Medicine

Felecia Barrow, MPA
Director of Operations
ConnectionHealth

Lu Hu, PhD
Assistant Professor
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Langone Health

Marilyn Roman
MHSA Chief Executive Officer
Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center

Guillermo Alvarez, BS, CHES
Chronic Illness Program Coordinator
Latino Health Access

Learning Exchange No. 1: Community Representation & Representativeness in Community-Engaged Type 2 Diabetes Research: Recommendations from the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research

February 26, 2025

The webinar highlighted the importance and actional steps for researchers to increase community representation and representativeness, partnerships, data sovereignty, and transparency in research. Recommendations and case studies from the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research were provided. Listen to the recording (a Kerberos ID and password are required).

Additional Resource: “Gaps and opportunities for measuring equity with the Translational Science Benefits Model”

Event speakers:

Amy Huebschmann, MD, MSc, FACP, FS
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Spero Manson, PhD
Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
University of Colorado Anschutz

Marcia O’Leary, RN
Missouri Breaks Industries Research