In the spirit of the U.S. land-grant universities mandate and following the University of Arkansas traditional mission of service to people, Juan José efforts to foster a connection between research and the field rely on a community-based participatory, service approach. This builds on collaborations with local community organizations to establish community-based research partnerships. The critical component of these collaborative efforts however is to think of this method not just as a model that benefits Juan scholarship, but as one that also places particular emphasis on giving back to the communities where research is conducted.