Learn more about the ‘We Are Resilient’ project and other stories from our center in the March 2021 newsletter:
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‘We Are Resilient’ project explores the wellbeing of Native American youth
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Native American school aged children are represented among three high-incidence disability categories, which include specific learning disabilities, speech and language impairment, and other health impairments.
Darold H. Joseph, assistant professor in Northern Arizona University’s Departments of Educational Specialties & Teaching and Learning, and a team from NAU and… Read more
CHER/SHERC’s statement against anti-Asian hate
We write today to express our solidarity and shared grief for the loss of eight people killed in a deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Six of the people killed were of Asian descent and women.
The violent event has deepened the fear of the historical racial and gender violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the U.S. We recognize that the loss of life creates a chain of shared… Read more
Community-Campus Partnership Support applications now open
The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s (SHERC) Community Engagement Core has opened the sixth round of its Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) applications for funds of up to $5,000 per year — funding is dedicated to developing partnerships between NAU faculty and community organizations.
Applications are due by May 15 at 5 p.m. Partners must spend the funding on… Read more
More than 20 recorded research methods workshops now available online
Over the last four years, the Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative has been bringing timely and relevant research methods workshops to Northern Arizona University faculty, students, and the local community. So far, RIC has produced more than 30 workshops attended by more than 600 participants.
All pre-recorded workshops are now available online for faculty, students, and community members who want to… Read more
Faculty spotlight: Linnea Evans
Time is typically something that is elusive. But to Linnea Evans, quantifying the use of time is one of the keys components in identifying structural racism.
Through her innovative research, Evans, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and Department of Health Sciences, is proving how racial and ethnic minoritized teens are often socially or financially… Read more