Faith Community Research Network
Our Mission



Championing Change
Community-Academic Partnerships
Academic research usually has a top-down approach and community stakeholders are often excluded in selecting research ideas and research development and design.
The Faith Community Research Network partners with community churches to champion community access to health care clinical trials and health research in Detroit.
Faith Community Research Network
Our Staff

Bertram L. Marks, Esq
Chief Legal Counsel of the Faith-Based Genetic Research Institute

Voncile Brown-Miller
Community Outreach Manager, Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement (OCHECE) Karmanos Cancer Institute

Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine; Community Outreach & Engagement Faculty Supervisor, Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement (OCHECE) Karmanos Cancer Institute

Cheryl Thompson Marsh
Consultant, Faith-Based Genetic Research Institute

Rochelle Chapman
Community Engagement Coordinator, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)

Brittany Dowe
Director, Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement (OCHECE) Karmanos Cancer Institute