URS Faculty Kudos
Fall 2022
URS Faculty Publications
Özlem Altan-Olcay and Suzanne Bergeron published “Care in times of the pandemic: Rethinking meanings of work in the university” in Gender, Work & Organization.
Dale Thomson published “Foundations of influence: Intervention pathways of foundation influence on city governance and policy” in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Lara Rusch and Francine Banner published “Homeless Group Representation in Detroit’s Problem-Solving Court” in Law & Social Inquiry.
URS Faculty Research Grants
UM-Dearborn Campus Grants:
Dust in Detroit: Investigating Fugitive Dust Profiles to Inform Local Environmental Health Policies
- Jacob Napieralski, Natalie Sampson, Ulrich Kamp, & Stuart Batterman.
Engage Detroit Workshop Grant Program:
Activating Alleys, Lots and Hubs: Local Lessons in Grassroots Innovation
- Project leads: Paul Draus, Jacob Napieralski, and Christopher Pannier.
- Community partners: Alkebu-lan Village, Birwood House, Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corp., Rescue MI Nature Now, Mama Akua House.
Bringing Together Women of Color in Detroit’s Environmental Justice Movement & Building Leaders for Action
- Project leads: Carmel Price, Natalie Sampson, and students: Amani Abuelenain, Zeina Reda.
- Community partners: Laprisha Berry Daniels, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice; Theresa Landrum, Original United Citizens of Southwest Detroit; Samra’a Luqman, Southend Dearborn resident and activist; Hana Masri, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services.
External Grants:
Ecology Center, Inc. Collaborative Planning for Clean Air in Detroit and Wayne County
- Project Lead: Carmel Price.
Student Vote Research Network: Learning from Commuter Students’ Voting and Civic Engagement
- Project Lead: Lara Rusch.
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