We are a research group at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our research is based on combining a scientific approach with the desires and understandings of our community partners to solve problems that affect communities. Our projects typically fall into one or more ‘focus areas’ such as community health, substance use, and homelessness. Over the last two decades, our work has been supported by the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Native American Research Centers for Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Justice, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.