Langston University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities

“Empowering Minority-Serving Institutions / Minority Entities to participate in disability and rehabilitation research and development”

We are pleased to announce that Langston University, a historically Black college/university (HBCU), has been awarded (a 2nd five-year cycle) a grant from the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to continue to funding the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities. The grant was awarded for another $4.375 million over a five-year period. The MISSION of the Langston University RRTC is to empower minority-serving institutions/minority entities (e.g., historically Black colleges/universities [HBCUs], Hispanic-serving institutions [HSIs], Tribal colleges/universities [TCUs], and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions [AANAPISIs]) to improve their disability and rehabilitation research capacity and infrastructure by conducting a programmatic line of research examining experiences and outcomes of persons with disabilities from traditionally underserved racial and ethnic populations and communities and capacity-building efforts The RRTC serves as a center of national excellence in rehabilitation, research capacity building and research infrastructure research. Dr. Corey L. Moore is Principal Investigator/Research Director.

Project Information:

The Langston University RRTC on Research and Capacity Building represents a collaborative research, development, and dissemination project funded by the National Institute on Disability and Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for five years at approximately $875,000 per year. The project will engage minority entities (MEs) to generate new knowledge leading to improved outcomes for persons from traditionally underserved racial and ethnic populations and communities and enhanced research capacity and infrastructure at minority serving institutions. The RRTC will conduct eight major studies and conduct numerous capacity-building and technical assistance activities that address the following themes:

Field-testing and testing an emerging (i.e., Peer Multiple Mentor Model [PMMM]) and promising (i.e., Peer-to-Peer Mentor Research Team Model [PMRTM]) RCB approach, respectively;
Exploring impacts of Opioid Use Disorder on employment prospects among people with disabilities from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds;
Field-testing an emerging State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (SVRA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Co-Service Partnership Model;
Pilot-testing an emerging American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Program (AIVRP) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Co-Service Partnership Model;
Exploring barriers that prevent HBCU-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research scientists and faculty members, and small African American-owned technology firm engineers from participating optimally in the federally assistive technology research and development enterprise;
Examining factors that challenge federally-sponsored MSI-based research centers in producing highly-visible research findings that advance the disability/ rehabilitation and health science and literature;
Evaluating an emerging Early Intervention Disability, Rehabilitation, and Health Research Careers Pathway Model (EIRCPM) that mentors MSI-based pre-doctoral and doctoral Fellows; and
Longitudinally testing an Institutional Research Capacity-Building and Infrastructure Model (IRCBIM) across five different MSIs.

LU-RRTC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) SERVICES

The LU-RRTC serves as a national resource center for Minority-Serving Institutions / Minority Entities that are seeking to develop their Research Infrastructure (RI), and to enhance their capacity to engage in disability and rehabilitation research. To this end, the RRTC will initiate dissemination, training and technical assistance activities for developing strong RIs within MEs for the conduct of research, preparation, submission, and management of NIDILRR funded research grant projects. Technical Assistance (TA) services will be provided as a part of LU-RRTC interventions for research projects participants and to ME and SVRA requestors around the country. The quality, intensity, and duration of TA will vary by system (i.e., ME or SVRA) and the readiness of TA recipients.

I. Minority Entity TA Areas

Faculty Scholar Role & Function Balance Consultation (e.g., teach-ing/service/research balance)
Sponsored Programs Office Operations Consultation
Research Infrastructure Strategic Planning
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Operation Consultation
NIDILRR Research Proposal Development Mentorship
NIDILRR Research Project Management Consultation
Manuscript for Peer Reviewed Publication Development Mentorship
NIDILRR Request for Comment (RFC) or Request for Proposal (RFP) Interpretation Consultation
NIDILRR Expert Panel Application Development Consultation
Data Management and Analysis Software and Related Technology Support Consultation

II. State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (SVRA) TA Areas

SVRA Policy Consultation to Improve Outcomes for Persons from Traditionally Underserved Communities
SVRA Rehabilitation Practitioner Consultation or Training to Improve Outcomes for Persons from Traditionally Underserved Communities

Please click below to submit a TA Form request:

Technical Assistance (TA) Service Form

NIDILRR Grant-Writing Resource Guide

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ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESEARCH TRAINING (ARRT)

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INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY-BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODEL (IRCBIM)

Peer-to-Peer Mentor Research Team Academy Project Overview:

The LU-RRTC Peer-to-Peer Mentor Research Team Academy represents a collaborative effort between Langston University and the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The Academy will mentor Fellows to conduct research that addresses the rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities from traditionally underserved backgrounds and communities.

Ultimately, the program will build Fellows’ scholarly self-efficacy and research skills by providing them with state-of-the-science knowledge of scientifically valid measurement strategies and methodologies, and direct hands-on experience in the conduct of research and grant proposal development.

Fellows must conduct research and develop a research grant proposal that addresses Priority A:

Conducting research that examines experiences and outcomes of individuals with disabilities from traditionally underserved racial and ethnic populations. Applicants must focus their research activities on topics that fall under at least one of the following major life domains identified in NIDILRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (78 FR 20299): (1) Employment, (2) Participation and Community Living, or (3) Health and Function.

Peer-to-Peer Mentor Research Team Academy Goals

Research Methodology: Provide research Fellows with the most current scientific information on measurement and methodologies, principles and standards, and best practices for culturally and linguistically competent appropriate disability-related rehabilitation research.

Leadership: Provide research Fellows with an innovative opportunity to actually develop and conduct their own research addressing experiences and outcomes of persons with disabilities from underserved racial and ethnic populations. In addition, Fellows will have the opportunity to interact with peer program Fellows from other institutions or work settings and different ethnic and cultural backgrounds thereby building linkages between disability and rehabilitation researchers across the nation.

Technical Assistance: Provide program Fellows with an innovative opportunity to have their work evaluated through interaction and feedback from Peer-to-Peer Research Team Mentor Panels that will be formed for each Fellow. Panel members will take a leadership role in providing examples and developing strategies for the transfer of research findings to practical applications in planning, policy-making, program administration, and delivery of services to individual with disabilities. Findings may be published in a professional journal and presented at a professional meeting.

APPLICATION:

RRTC IRCBIM Application (printable version)

IRCBIM Application (online version)

Minority Entity Relationship Building and Buy-In Informational or RRTC Services and Opportunities Presentation Videos

LU-RRTC Sponsored Webinars

1.“ABCs of RSA911 data”

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p60za3g52qn/

2.“Labor Market Information Series”

a. Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Patterns: Occupation Types and Trends

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p4n00473oey/

b. Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Patterns: Demographic Distribution

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p2y14g95duk/

c. Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Patterns: Wage Variations

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p5mg3ki4kpo/

3. “NIDILRR Grant Writing 101”

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p6x8kz3oe5m/

4. "Including Veterans in the Workplace"

Session 1

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p9rbqngo39w/

Session 2

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p93krbiawi5/

5. "Quotations and Codes and Memos, Oh My!

The Basic Qualitative Research and Data Analysis Using Altas.it

http://connectpro97884399.adobeconnect.com/p3fehzukxs0/

Funding Agency:

National Institute on Disability and Independent Living Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

LU-RRTC Project Team:

Corey L. Moore, Rh.D., CRC, Principal Investigator and Research Director
Edward O. Manyibe, Ph. D., CRC Research Associate Professor & Capacity Building Director
Andre L. Washington, Ph.D., CRC, Research Assistant Professor & Technical Assistance Coordinator
Kenyotta Cross, Ed.D, CRC, Research Associate Professor
Dytisha m. Davis, Ph.D., CRC Research Assistant Professor
Jean E. Johnson, Ed.D, CRC, Research Associate Professor
Perry Sanders, Ph.D., CRC, Research Assistant Professor
Osaretin Uhunoma, Ph.D., CRC, Research Statistician / Consultant
Ningning Wang, Ph.D., Research Statistician / Consultant
Atashia M. Muhammad, Research Associate and Training Coordinator

Collaborating Partners:

Langston University RRTC has convened a highly skilled team of collaborators with expertise that spans the areas of research, capacity building, policy formation, advocacy and dissemination.

Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston (AANAPISI)
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
South Carolina State University (HBCU)
Jackson State University (HBCU)
Delaware Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Cherokee Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Kessler Foundation
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

Contact Information:

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC)

on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities

7401 N. Kelley Ave.

Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Phone: (855) 497-5598 toll free

Fax: (405) 962-1638

RRTC email: capacitybuildingrrtc@langston.edu

RRTC website: www.langston.edu/capacitybuilding-rrtc