Stephen Thomas, PhD, Research Professor, Health Services Administration and Director ​of the Center for Health Equity at the Maryland School of Public Health at University of Maryland presented the keynote, "Less Talk More Action: Mobilizing Community Engaged Research to Eliminate Health Disparities,"​ at the 8th Annual CCTSI Research Ethics Conference held on November 2nd, 2017.  This year's conference theme was: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Research: Addressing Ethical & Logistical Challenges.