Dean Pettigrew

So how do you translate that technical knowledge in a way that people understand? How do you make decisions with incomplete information? And how do you continue to communicate as the evidence base evolves and articulate why those changes are being made, what you've learned, and how you're shifting decisions? There were real gaps, I think, in that area.

So how do you translate that technical knowledge in a way that people understand? How do you make decisions with incomplete information? And how do you continue to communicate as the evidence base evolves and articulate why those changes are being made, what you've learned, and how you're shifting decisions? There were real gaps, I think, in that area.

And in the past, we've had a lot of students who are really good with their knowledge base, but that being comfortable working in the gray

And in the past, we've had a lot of students who are really good with their knowledge base, but that being comfortable working in the gray

And that you don't know, you can't know, you have to act before you know absolutely everything. You know, research often takes a really long time. During the pandemic, people had to make decisions quickly with incomplete information. And how do you do that? How do you do it effectively? And how do you communicate that in a way that people trust what you're saying and feel safe?

And that you don't know, you can't know, you have to act before you know absolutely everything. You know, research often takes a really long time. During the pandemic, people had to make decisions quickly with incomplete information. And how do you do that? How do you do it effectively? And how do you communicate that in a way that people trust what you're saying and feel safe?

that your intentions are good and in the right place.

that your intentions are good and in the right place.

Yeah, I think there's an increasing acknowledgement, appreciation, understanding of the value of community-based participatory research. What I'm hoping to work on is aligning our structures to support that kind of work. That kind of work is so important and it takes time.

Yeah, I think there's an increasing acknowledgement, appreciation, understanding of the value of community-based participatory research. What I'm hoping to work on is aligning our structures to support that kind of work. That kind of work is so important and it takes time.

It takes time to work with folks in the community to establish the relationships, to establish the trust, and it has to be sustainable. I mentioned that I think twice before that we don't want to fly in and fly out. And so really identifying communities that we work with and

It takes time to work with folks in the community to establish the relationships, to establish the trust, and it has to be sustainable. I mentioned that I think twice before that we don't want to fly in and fly out. And so really identifying communities that we work with and

I feel like my job as dean is to stand up the structures that support, incentivize, recognize, and reward that type of work on the part of our faculty. And we do have faculty working in those spaces. We have faculty working on improving dementia care in African immigrant communities, for example. And those really are done in partnership and co-created interventions that are

I feel like my job as dean is to stand up the structures that support, incentivize, recognize, and reward that type of work on the part of our faculty. And we do have faculty working in those spaces. We have faculty working on improving dementia care in African immigrant communities, for example. And those really are done in partnership and co-created interventions that are

that are culturally acceptable and in partnerships so that the communities are defining the needs and being able to talk about what challenges they're facing. And so it's happening. I also think there's more work that we can do as schools and I can do personally to support that because I'm not sure our university incentive structure or the tenure structure is fully set up today

that are culturally acceptable and in partnerships so that the communities are defining the needs and being able to talk about what challenges they're facing. And so it's happening. I also think there's more work that we can do as schools and I can do personally to support that because I'm not sure our university incentive structure or the tenure structure is fully set up today

to reward that type of work. And so that's a challenge that I worry about because people will spend their time, you know, focusing on the things they need to do to get promoted. And trust is so hard. Once you lose it, it is so hard to get it back. So hard. And so being able to support our faculty who are doing this important work and so that they have the time and know that it's valued.

to reward that type of work. And so that's a challenge that I worry about because people will spend their time, you know, focusing on the things they need to do to get promoted. And trust is so hard. Once you lose it, it is so hard to get it back. So hard. And so being able to support our faculty who are doing this important work and so that they have the time and know that it's valued.

And I think it's important that I message that.

And I think it's important that I message that.