This study measured faculty perception of how three institutions funded by a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) support community-engaged research in the promotion and tenure process. The study found that faculty view support for community-engaged research with some reserve, with only 36% agreeing that community-engaged research is valued in promotion and tenure process. The authors conclude that more faculty members will conduct community-engaged research when it is rewarded by their institution’s promotion and tenure committees.

Marrero, D. G., Hardwick, E. J., Staten, L. K., Savaiano, D. A., Odell, J. D., Comer, K. F., & Saha, C. (2013). Promotion and tenure for community-engaged research: An examination of promotion and tenure support for community-engaged research at three universities collaborating through a clinical and translational science award. Clinical and Translational Research, 6(3), 204-208. Full Text.