Ohmer presents Community Engaged Scholarship Forum Workshop

Dr. Mary Ohmer and her team for the RECAST Sto-Rox Project presented at the 2025 Community Engaged Scholarship Forum. 

The workshop focusedon the experiences of community partners, residents and interdisciplinary researchers working together on a community-centered violence prevention project (ReCAST-Resiliency in Communities after Stress and Trauma). Moderatored by Ohmer, the panelists included: 

  • TaMesha Jones, Program Manager, Sto-Rox Actes, Focus on Renewal (community partner)
  • Eszquire Harris, CEO and Creative Director, The TeaBrownSuga Network (community facilitator)
  • Crystal Sewell, McKees Rocks Resident, Participant, ReCAST (participant)