{"617895":{"#nid":"617895","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech DOS \u0026 CHHS Seminar Friday Feb 15","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Johnson, Professor\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Chair, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.umb.edu\/faculty_staff\/list\/michael_johnson\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk152709\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.umb.edu\/faculty_staff\/list\/michael_johnson\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunity-engaged operations research is an extension of multiple OR\/MS traditions to support participatory research, localized impact and social change. It applies critical thinking, evidence-based policy analysis, community participation and decision modeling to local interventions. It emphasizes the needs, voices and values of disadvantaged and marginalized populations. It rests on a foundation of meaningful engagement with communities. Through a survey of current scholarship in two complementary areas of inquiry, \u0026lsquo;community operational research\u0026rsquo; (referring to work by primarily European researchers) and \u0026lsquo;community-based operations research\u0026rsquo; (referring to work by primarily American researchers), I develop principles for community-engaged OR, present critical questions that represent opportunities to expand the impact of this work, and discuss current projects whose methods and applications have the potential to enrich research and practice in operations research, management science and analytics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHEN:\u003C\/strong\u003E Friday, Feb 15, 11 am - noon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHERE:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/about\/maps-directions\/isye-building-complex\u0022\u003EISYE Main Building\u003C\/a\u003E, Room 126 (755 Ferst Drive NW | Atlanta Georgia 30332)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Community -  Engaged Operations Research: Localized Interventions, Appropriate Methods, Social Impact"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us Friday, Feb 15, 11 am - noon\u0026nbsp;for our\u0026nbsp;CHHS\/DOS seminar featuring\u0026nbsp;Michael Johnson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Discrete Optimization Seminars (DOS) and Center for Health \u0026 Humanitarian Systems, Georgia Tech will be hosting a seminar about community-engaged operations research by Professor Michael Johnson Friday Feb. 15!"}],"uid":"34586","created_gmt":"2019-02-15 14:18:33","changed_gmt":"2019-11-19 18:20:34","author":"jcooper90","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-02-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617894":{"id":"617894","type":"image","title":"Professor Michael Johnson ","body":null,"created":"1550240146","gmt_created":"2019-02-15 14:15:46","changed":"1550240146","gmt_changed":"2019-02-15 14:15:46","alt":"","file":{"fid":"235205","name":"johnson_mgs_publicpolicy_apr11_hb_bio.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/johnson_mgs_publicpolicy_apr11_hb_bio.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/johnson_mgs_publicpolicy_apr11_hb_bio.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46027,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/johnson_mgs_publicpolicy_apr11_hb_bio.jpg?itok=hizNzgf2"}}},"media_ids":["617894"],"groups":[{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"132701","name":"and Community"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"13860","name":"Center for Operations Research in Medicine and HealthCare"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["CHHS@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}