COMMUNITY ADVISORY REVIEW COUNCIL (CARC)
Everyone from religious leaders to educators to law enforcement come together through the Community Advisory Review
Council (CARC) to give ITM researchers feedback on their studies, recruitment plans, and more – all while learning
important health lessons from the research presented to share with their communities.
Since 2007, CARC members have met at least eight times each year and given community input on more than 65 faculty
research presentations.
CARC Mission Statement
The CARC builds a respectful bridge between researchers and the community to raise health awareness, increase
community participation in all stages of research, share the good news and the benefits of research discoveries, and
improve health. It does so by providing meaningful counsel and feedback to researchers who interact with communities,
sharing information with community members to help inform their health decisions, and providing counsel to the ITM on
how it engages with communities. The CARC endorses the ITM’s mission to foster a transparent “new normal” in health
research participation toward which we will strive together in the years to come.
Sessions are held from 6 to 8 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of certain months. Contact Natalie Watson, Community and
Collaborations Cluster Manager at nwatson@bsd.uchicago.edu to learn more and secure your spot at an upcoming
meeting.
CARC Members
Jaqueline Samuel, PhD
Professor National Louis University
Ramona E. James, Ed.D,MSW
Adjunct Faculty, Purdue Global
Pete Thomas, MD
Medical Director, Howard Brown Health
Veronica Ojeda, MB
JP Morgan Senior Associate Woodlawn Health Center
Julius Mercer
Lived Experience Leader Founder of Contagious Visions Mental Health Advocate and Speaker
Shabina Khan
Patient Advocate
Victor Hugo Garibay
Board President Latino Organization South Chicago neighborhoods
Pastor Darryl Jenkins
Faith Community Church
Florence Thicklin
Community Research Consultant
QUESTIONS?
Contact Natalie Watson, Community and Collaborations Cluster Manager
