View this video of the event highlighting community-engaged research, led by WashU faculty, community partners, and university collaborators.
Award Winner
“Elevating Voices, Addressing Depression, Toxic Stress, and Equity in Group Care (EleVATE): A new model for prenatal care”
Faculty Lead: Shannon Lenze, associate professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: The EleVATE Collaborative
2025 Provost Impact Award Winner
“Empowering Young Women Through Breast Health Education: A Partnership with Siteman Cancer Center and Hazelwood School District”
Faculty Lead: Lannis Hall, associate professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: Nettie Collins-Hart, Hazelwood School District
“Improving Postpartum Mental Health for NICU Families: Developing and Piloting ‘The Fathers First Initiative’ in Neonatal Healthcare Systems”
Faculty Lead: Tyriesa Howard, assistant professor, Brown School
Community Lead: Jesse A. Davis, Integrated Health Network
“Segregation By Design (SBD)”
Faculty Lead: Catalina Freixas, associate professor, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Community Lead: St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO)
“STL Solid Waste and Alley Condition Project”
Faculty Lead: Scott Krummenacher, senior lecturer, Arts & Sciences
Community Lead: Karisa Gilman-Hernandez, Dutchtown South Community Corporation
“The Importance of Cost Transparency During Cancer Care”
Faculty Lead: Mary Politi, professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: Center for Collaborative Care Decisions – Community Advisory Board
2025 Honorable Mentions
“A Community Partnership to Enhance Sexual Health Care”
Faculty Lead: Hilary Reno, professor, School of Medicine
Community Lead: St. Louis Sexual Health Community Member Advisory Board
“Building Bridges: Advancing Refugee Integration in St. Louis”
Faculty Lead: Mitra Naseh, assistant professor, Brown School
Community Leads: Monarch Immigrant Services and International Institute of St. Louis
“CHEST: A Collaboration with Community Health Centers to Implement SMART for Asthma”
Faculty Lead: James Krings, assistant professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: Andwele Jolly, Integrated Health Network
“Developing a Community-Based Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team to Support School-Aged Youth with Asthma”
Faculty Lead: Kelly Harris, assistant professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: Veronica Macklin, Hazelwood School District
“Financial Burden among Black Men Making Prostate Cancer Treatment Choices”
Faculty Lead: Ashley Housten, assistant professor, WashU Medicine
Community Lead: The Empowerment Network
