Zena Shuber, J.D., is the Director of Community Relations and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In this role, she assists the department and its chair with alumni relations, community events and conferences. She also implements outreach strategies that help disseminate our research and work in mental health and wellness for the benefit of the community. Ms. Shuber is also the Director of Community Engagement for Translational Sciences at the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization (LIVV). In LIVV, Ms. Shuber helps translate research on preventing violence in the home into practice and policy. She also serves as the co-chair of the Integrated Systems Delivery Work Group for the Monroe Country Systems Integration Project to improve the social, health, and education services for the community. Prior to joining URMC, Ms. Shuber worked closely with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter in her District Office as a special project assistant and a community liaison regarding women, children and education issues