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HIGHLIGHTED CENTER RESEARCH & ACTION PROJECTS
Housing Trust Fund
For the last several years a small group of community and non-profit leaders has been working to establish a public fund that would help address the significant unmet housing needs that exist in Nashville
The Hidden Costs of Homelessness in Nashville
The purpose of this study is to determine the full costs of homelessness in Nashville, the cost for permanent supported housing for people experiencing homelessness, and the relative difference in expenditure for both options.
Nashville Urban Partnership Academic Center of Excellence (NUPACE)
Its mission is to promote an academic/community partnership that integrates prevention science with community action in order to reduce violence among youth 10-24 years of age in Nashville/Davidson County.
Project on Religion and Politics
This ethnographic study of the intersection between religion and politics in rural and urban communities embedded Vanderbilt students in communities across Tennessee.
Field School for Intercultural Education and Research
Past summer-long supervised, student-led, collaborative action-research projects have occurred in Ecuador, Argentina, and China. Future field schools are planned for Mexico, a Native American reservation in New Mexico, and Colombia.
RECIPIENTS OF 2007 CCS RESEARCH GRANTS
Baby College for the James A. Cayce and Surrounding Community: A Pilot Program
Principal Investigator: Kimberly Bess, Ph.D.
Food Security in Middle Tennessee: A Community Health Initiative
Principal Investigator: Darcy Freedman, M.P.H
The Impact of HOPE VI Housing Programs on Neighborhood Schools
Principal Investigators: Kristin McGraner, M.A., and Claire Smerkar, Ph.D.
Afro-Ecuadorians of Northern Esmeraldas Province and Their Participation in the national Political Process
Principal Investigator: Peter Redvers-Lee, M.A.
"Littles" Speaking Big About Social Issues: A Photovoice Project
Principal Investigator: Emily Thaden, M.A.
