The Reproductive Research Advisory Board (RRAB) is a community research advisory board facilitated by CONVERGE and EMBRACE at the University of Pittsburgh. RRAB’s team of dedicated community members collaborate with researchers to ensure sexual and reproductive health research and services are inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the needs of all communities.

Are you a community member interested in joining the Reproductive Research Advisory Board?
RRAB welcomes new community members on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in providing researchers with feedback and recommendations that help meet the needs of your community, please email us at pittrepro.research@gmail.com. If eligible, you will be asked to complete a short application outlining their interest in RRAB and availability to participate.
Are you a researcher interested in collaborating with RRAB?
Researchers regularly present their sexual and reproductive health work to RRAB to gain valuable community perspectives on research project development and implementation. During these meetings, researchers can receive feedback from a non-academic lens and work with the board to identify opportunities to promote their research activities and findings with wider audiences.
To present during one of the available sessions listed below, email us at converge@pitt.edu
2026 Reproductive Research Advisory Board (RRAB) Meeting Schedule
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Session Date* |
Topic & Availability |
Research Team |
|---|---|---|
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Friday, January 30th |
4th Trimester and Interconception Care |
Stacy Bartlett, MD Cynthia Salter, PhD |
|
Friday, April 23rd |
PA Catalyst Focus Group Discussion Guides |
Sonya Borrero, MD, MPH Marian Jarlenski, PhD, MPH |
|
Friday, June 26th |
Community Participatory Research Ethics Training |
Andrea Cassas, PhD, MPH |
|
Friday, July 24th |
MyDecision/MiDecisión dissemination and community engagement road trip |
Michaella Wu, MPH Sami Gregory, MEd |
|
Friday, September 25th |
RRAB Annual Review & Reflection |
Andrea Cassas, PhD, MPH Kirsten Crowhurst, MPH |
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Friday, October 23rd |
Implementing a Family Lay Doula Program to Improve Postpartum Care Attendance Among Black Women |
Dr. Erricka Hager, PhD, MPH |
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Friday, November 20th |
Year-end reflection and celebration |
RRAB organizers at EMBRACE and CONVERGE |

