Community-Based Research
Download the current RFP for Community-Based Research here [PDF format].
Community-Based Research Fellows Program (Karin Cotterman, karinc@stanford.edu)
This program brings together teams of students, faculty and community members to engage collaboratively in research with the purpose of solving a pressing community problem or effecting social change. Students receive summer fellowship stipends or are paid as researchers during the academic year. Ideally, student fellows participating in this program will go on to apply for Haas fellowships or other undergraduate research grant opportunities.
The Haas Center has gathered and developed many resources on Campus-Community partnerships for community-based research. Interested faculty and students may download these resources or meet with Haas staff for individual meetings and consultations. Read about best practices in Principles of Partnerships [PDF] adapted from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health or reflect on a community-based research idea by reading Questions for Potential Partners [PDF] created by University of Michigan's Center for Community Service-Learning.
Community-based research consultation (Karin Cotterman, karinc@stanford.edu; or Jackie Schmidt-Posner, jsp@stanford.edu)
The Haas Center facilitates the efforts of students and faculty to engage in research that will benefit a community organization or address a public issue. Through research collaboratively carried out under close faculty mentorship, students develop research skills and deepen their understanding of research as service. Because of the individual nature of the consultation necessary for these projects, interested students and faculty should contact program staff to discuss their ideas.
Urban Studies 123: Introduction to Community-Based Research (Karin Cotterman, karinc@stanford.edu; or Jackie Schmidt-Posner, jsp@stanford.edu)
This one-unit course, offered in the fall quarter, provides an overview of principles and strategies for doing research for social change as a collaborative enterprise between academic researchers and community members. Guest speakers include community members, faculty, and students who have conducted community-based research. Students explore how previous experience with community organizations provides a starting point for developing community-based senior theses or independent research projects. Especially recommended for sophomores and juniors.
Community-Based Research in Master’s Degree Programs in the School of Education 2006-2007
(Karin Cotterman, Service-Learning Program Director, karinc@stanford.edu)
This program was started by the Haas Center for Public Service to increase opportunities for Master’s students to conduct Community-based research in the Stanford School of Education. Community-based research provides a venue for students to create and address research questions in collaboration with a community partner to meet a community-specified need. While we recognize that working within a one year program may complicate opportunities to conduct research within the broader community, the Haas Center hopes to support community-based research opportunities and the strengthening of academic and community relations in the experiences of Stanford School of Education Master’s students.
If you are interested in doing community-based research that ties into your coursework, thesis project, and/or your own personal and academic interests, please read through the project lists and information describing our Educational Community Partners