“Decolonizing Research: Diversify the Evidence Base” with LaMont Green and Rachel Post

LaMont Green (he/him/they) is the Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the Technical Assistance Collaborative and Rachel Post (she/her/hers) is a Senior Consultant at the Technical Assistance Collaborative and they are Unapologetically Black Unicorns. Lamont and Rachel explain how they are attempting to decolonize research and providing emotional capacity building support. They talk about how the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is taking a bold step and why we need to ensure that we’re impacting the communities that we are serving. For more information about the RWJF Grant- Systems for Action, a research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Systems for Action will fund up to five awards, each for up to $200,000, over 12 months. Apply by June 4, 2025. For more details join Systems for Action’s informational webinar on February 24, 2025, from 1 pm-2 pm Eastern Time. If you can’t make it, they’ll facilitate weekly office hours until May 29th. For more information, visit: https://rebrand.ly/UBUS4A   Transcript of the podcast: https://web.plaud.ai/share/bfd51738634667794   The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Contact the show: [email protected]