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Posted On August 19, 2022 7:49 pm
FOCUS Maya studies applied developmental science and is interested in embedding concepts of child social, emotional, and biobehavioral development within the greater context of nontraditional family systems. Her goal is to learn more about the emergence and impact of social interdependence within populations underrepresented in research. Maya is interested in using mixed methods to conduct… View Article
Posted On October 13, 2021 6:40 pm
FOCUS How do people exercise their agency to have better and healthier communities, whether these communities are big or small? How can we learn from local knowledge and better engage marginalized voices in the search for equitable access to opportunities, resources, education, and healthy environments? How can we build supportive spaces for minoritized youth and… View Article
Posted On October 13, 2021 6:21 pm
FOCUS Angel’s focus revolves around community involvement for improved civic engagement within marginalized regions in California. At times, low-income neighborhoods may have the people to enact change; however, they may not always have the tools for civic engagement. Angel’s research explores the dynamics of Hispanic and African-American cultures to produce generalizable results amongst different regions… View Article
Posted On November 29, 2020 2:43 pm
FOCUS Mudia’s research is focused on violence and trauma in urban communities. He aspires to create place-based interventions that redress historical policies and practices which have contributed to the higher burden of violence and trauma within low-income urban neighborhoods. To achieve this goal, his current research examines the underlying structural drivers of community violence and… View Article
Posted On November 25, 2020 9:12 pm
FOCUSJustin is primarily interested in how communities could interact with their social, political, and ecological environments to eliminate health inequities. He has interest in community-engaged research methods and the role researchers play in community partnerships for evidence-based policy change. He intends to identify mechanisms by which communities can build capacity to shape the rules, regulations,… View Article
Posted On November 25, 2020 8:46 pm
FOCUSHow do we create social, economic, and political conditions where people can thrive and build meaningful connections? Achieving shared liberation for marginalized communities requires a critical and interdisciplinary analysis of power and politics as they are shaped by racial capitalism—a system of racialized violence and extraction of people, labor, land, and water. James studies how… View Article
Posted On November 25, 2020 8:03 pm
FOCUSAs a social institution, our health care system is charged with caring for individuals when they are sick. The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought broader recognition of the importance of community well-being to the health of populations and individuals, and incentivized the acknowledgment of health care’s role in the production and reproduction… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 8:00 pm
FOCUS Jasmine Blanks Jones’s research focuses on how young people develop civic capabilities through arts practices that produce outcomes for improved well-being. MORE ABOUT JASMINE Jasmine L. Blanks Jones is pursuing a dual PhD in Education, Culture and Society, and in Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Master’s in Public Policy… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 7:32 pm
FOCUS Dana Williamson’s research focuses on understanding community organizing strategies to address issues related to environmental justice. She is particularly interested in community mobilization as a response to environmental stress and racism, how community mobilization can serve as a buffer for environmental stressors, and how communities maintain a sense of resilience despite varying exposures and… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 6:54 pm
FOCUS Terrell Frazier’s research interests include political sociology, social movements, social networks, organizations, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and stratification and inequality. His current research—a study of activist network structures in New York City—investigates the relationship between social movement actors’ social positions and their capacities for strategic action. His research also examines health and… View Article