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The Reproductive Research Advisory Board (RRAB)

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.

RRAB Recruitment Flyer

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

*All session will take place from 2:00-4:30PM ET unless otherwise stated

Session Date* 

Topic & Availability 

Research Team

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

Friday, October 23rd

Implementing a Family Lay Doula Program to Improve Postpartum Care Attendance Among Black Women

Dr. Erricka Hager, PhD, MPH

Friday, November 20th

Year-end reflection and celebration 

RRAB organizers at EMBRACE and CONVERGE