# Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement Core

> **NIH NIH U2C** · GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $474,608

## Abstract

The Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement (D/SE) Core of the Mason Coordination and Translation
Center (MCTC) will disseminate JCOIN research-informed information targeted at preventing, identifying, and
treating opioid use disorders. This dissemination is designed for criminal justice (CJ) practitioners, policymakers,
substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers, healthcare providers, and individuals impacted by SUDs.
Individuals at the forefront of the field will lead this team, with deep reach into the diverse stakeholder
communities of CJ, health, and consumer groups. TASC’s Center for Health and Justice (CHJ), led by Pam
Rodriguez, will lead the D/SE Core, bringing with her expertise in bridging the justice and community-based
provider sectors. Co-leader will be Mark O’Brien at Addiction Policy Forum (APF), an advocacy and policy group
that excels at translating scientific information for non-scientific audiences by working with both researchers and
practitioners to ensure scientific accuracy with accessibility and clarity. The D/SE Core is designed to follow a
participatory research framework that uses multidirectional communication among consumers, researchers, and
practitioners to inform NIDA and JCOIN members of research needs and interests. The key goals are to: 1)
create a research collaboration with stakeholders (using both in-person and electronic trainings) where practice
informs research and research informs practice; 2) foster research-informed practice in the justice and health
fields by building communication channels to connect stakeholders; 3) translating research articles into engaging
trainings and easy-to-read op-ed pieces for practitioners; 4) developing champions, who are community leaders,
to assist stakeholders to implement evidence-based treatments and practices and expand the reach of informed
leaders to communicate and use scientific information in practice; and 5) providing extensive, up-to-date
information about research findings through various materials, including blogs, research summaries, social
media, and other contexts. The team will: provide in-person trainings at mentoring sites; provide online material
consisting of webinars, podcasts, and Ted-talk style videos; develop implementation toolkits including trainings
on the toolkit(s) and its functions/features; translate research and journal articles into brief articles and op-eds
for publication; and publish two articles per month and six fact sheets per year summarizing research findings of
effective and ineffective practices. D/SE will host a “JCOIN Seminar” series at practitioner/stakeholder
conferences each year to disseminate JCOIN material. The D/SE Core will work collaboratively with the Rapid
Response and Pilot Research Core to identify innovative research topics and the Research Education Core to
identify skills needed to conduct ethical studies. The D/SE Core will not only disseminate research findings, but
build research infrastructure by d...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9955235
- **Project number:** 5U2CDA050097-02
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Pamela F. Rodriguez
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $474,608
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9955235

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9955235, Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement Core (5U2CDA050097-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9955235. Licensed CC0.

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