In Episode 2 of the Care For We Podcast, I sit down with my former graduate co-advisor, Dr. Cody Hollist, to explore why family caregivers deserve greater attention in research, policy, and practice.

Cody and I reflect on a mentoring relationship that began at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2001 when Sarah was an undergraduate student. More than twenty years later, we worked together on my dissertation and course work at UNL, examining the experiences of family caregivers through a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. Rather than conducting research on communities, CBPR emphasizes conducting research with communities, recognizing that those living the experience often possess the deepest knowledge about the challenges they face and the solutions that may work.

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