New Cohort of CU Engage Community-Based Research Graduate Fellows Selected
CU Engage is excited to announce our 2016-17 cohort of Community-Based Research (CBR) Graduate Fellows.
Spanning six diverse disciplines including Psychology, Sociology, Education, Mechanical Engineering, Geography, and Technology, Media and Society (ATLAS), the latest group of CBR Fellows will be conducting research in partnership with community organizations to address complex public challenges.
“I'm really looking forward to working with the other fellows to learn more about their projects and to get feedback from them about my project as it unfolds,” says new CBR Fellow Chris Bopp, a doctoral student in Technology, Media and Society (ATLAS).
“Since this type of research deserves careful attention to the needs and perspectives of diverse sets of stakeholders, having a community that can help you think things through from as many different perspectives as possible, in my opinion, is crucial to doing this type of work well.”
The 2016-17 cohort of selected CBR Graduate Fellows is below:
CBR Graduate Fellow | Community Partner | Academic Discipline | Research Project |
Rachel Vanderkruik | Valley Settlement Project | Psychology | Co-Developing Peer-Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depressed Latina Mothers |
Vanessa Roberts | Bringing Back the Arts | Sociology | Bringing Back the Arts – A Youth-Led Fusion of Arts and Research |
Wagma Mommandi | Pathways2Teaching | Education | Community-Based Recruitment of Future Teachers of Color |
David Pfotenhauer | Taking Neighborhood Health To Heart | Mechanical Engineering | TNH2H Continued Investigation of Indoor Air Quality |
Chris Bopp | Boulder County 10 Year Plan to Address Homelessness | Technology Media and Society (ATLAS) | Coordinating Responses and Longterm Outcomes Using Technology in Housing Services |
Aaron Malone | Denver Federation of Zacatecan Clubs | Geography | Hometown Associations and Transnational Engagement in Denver’s Mexican Immigrant Community |
These students were selected by a cross-campus committee of faculty, staff, and graduate students. Funding for these .25 GRAs was provided by the following campus units: The Office of the Provost, Office of Outreach and Engagement, The Center for STEM Learning, and the Graduate School. Fellows completed a two-day summer seminar and will participate in bi-weekly study group about the principles and practices of Community-Based Research. They will carry out CBR projects during the 2016-17 year that connect to their academic discipline and address a public issue.