Community-based research centers on a collaboration between the student, faculty, and community members in order to address a community need. The community partner plays an integral role in defining the issue and guiding the direction of the investigative research.
We have selected 7 CBR Fellows for summer 2011 who have proposed very interesting and important community-based research projects. A brief description of each is given below.
Silvan Goddin
Project Title: Using Community Gardens to Address Inequitable Food Access Among Low-Income Populations
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alice Ammerman
Meghan Howard
Project Title: Maternal care-seeking behaviors and neonatal health among Ngöbe of Costa Rica and Panama
Faculty Mentor: Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld
Noah Crosson
Project Title: How do urban skills and connections influence the success of the Landless Workers Movement of Brazil.
Faculty Mentor: Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld
Leah Nelson
Project Title: Art for the Visually Impaired: Investigating Gallery and Artistic Practices for Disabled Audiences
Faculty Mentor: Jim Hirschfield
Raj Sundar
Project Title: Using the Barrier Analysis Tool to identify determinants that influence dental hygiene: A case study of 10-14 year olds in Zapatera, Nicaragua
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Darcy Lear
Morgan Abbott
Project Title: The Policy Context for Orphaned, Physically Handicapped Children in Kenya
Faculty Mentor: Pam Jagger
Chenxi Yu
Project Title: Integrating the Jamkhed model into the health system of rural Pingle, China.
Faculty Mentor: Thomas R. Konrad
