Welcome to the Inclusive Well-Being Translational Science Collaborative!
MISSION:
To advance mental health and well-being through scholarly work and the application of findings for people with and without disabilities through community-engaged social and behavioral translational sciences using qualitative and mixed methods.
WHO WE ARE:
The Inclusive Well-Being Translational Science Collaborative was established in 2023 by Dr. Robin Lanzi as an official portal for her research, teaching, and service and as a mechanism to engage with students, faculty, community members, partners, and others who are interested in mental well-being, disabilities, social and behavioral sciences, qualitative and mixed methods, community engagement, and translational sciences.
COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES:
Dr. Lanzi is engaged with multiple collaborative scholarly efforts including spearheading launching the UAB Disability Health Coalition with Joshua Domingue (UAB honors public health student who is also a VISTA); serving as National Director of Community Engagement and Translational Sciences with the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD); leading the development and implementation of the NCHPAD mental wellness program – GROWTH (Growing Resilience Out of Wellness and Thoughtful Habits) with an amazing team including Kalani Upshaw, Emma Taylor, and Consuelo Click; serving as Community Engagement Core Director for the Center for Engagement in Disability Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (CEDHARS) with Elise Druhot, MPH Health Behavior student and VISTA, leading development and launching of the social media platforms; founding and co-directing the UAB Mental Health Ambassadors Program; serving as MPI of the UAB CFAR Implementation Science Consultation Hub with Dr. Michael Mugavero and Dr. Larry Herald. Please see separate tabs for more in-depth information on each of these.
A very special new venture this academic year is collaborating with UAB Best Buddies and Joshua Domingue and Alex Hayes (two UAB Honors students who are also VISTAs), serving as co-presidents of Best Buddies and Dr. Lanzi co-advising.
Dr. Lanzi teaches multiple courses (undergraduate, master’s, doctoral) and offers numerous directed research opportunities on disability health and wellbeing promotion, mental health and wellbeing promotion, community engagement, and translational sciences—all from a social and behavioral sciences perspective.
Health behavior doctoral students include Consuelo Click, Kimberly Kirklin, Jordin Lane, and Herbert Wilkerson, who focus on various aspects of mental health promotion using community-based participatory research as research goes through different phases of the translational science spectrum. Please see each of their pages for more information on their research and scholarship.
Our AmeriCorps VISTA Team is dedicated to advancing community-engaged translational research and service that is by stakeholders, with stakeholders, for stakeholders. Our amazing, passionate, and dedicated VISTA Team includes: Joshua Domingue, Elise Druhot, Alex Hayes, and Emma Taylor.
A special thanks to the UAB AmeriCorps VISTA program for their ongoing commitment and support for our Collaborative!
