Community-Based Research
Community-based research (CBR) is a powerful model of engaged scholarship in which students, faculty, and community members collaborate on research to solve pressing community problems or effect social change.
CBR attributes include:
- Cooperation and communication between all research partners
- Multiple sources of knowledge
- Multiple methods of discovery
- Diverse means for disseminating research findings
- Awareness of power, privilege, and positionality in research practice
- Purposeful in promoting social action in service of a more just and sustainable world
The Haas Center encourages both faculty and students to pursue CBR projects, supporting their efforts by helping identify potential community partners, developing productive relationships with these partners, and disseminating project results to the community. Haas Center programs are described below.
Faculty are encouraged to consult with the Haas Center about ways to connect students to these programs or to serve as an advisor or mentor. Students are encouraged to explore programs that fit their academic and career interests.
Questions?
For more information on any of the CBR programs or to set up one-on-one or group consultation, please contact Clayton Hurd.
See graduate student opportunities on the Cardinal Service site.
Preparatory coursework in community-based research
Students can enroll in Urban Studies 123/CSRE 146A: Designing Research for Social Justice in the autumn to prepare for their community-engaged research experience. Focusing on community-based research (CBR) principles and practice, this course is highly recommended for students applying for CBR fellowships. Students are encouraged to leverage course content to inform a research proposal that can be used to apply for summer funding opportunities including Haas Center CBR fellowships, Cardinal Quarter fellowships, the Chappell Lougee Scholarship, and Major Grants.
In the spring, Urban Studies 123B (CSRE 146B): Approaching Research in the Community - Design and Methods emphasizes issues of research design and how to select methodological strategies to ensure ethical and effective partnership-based research. This course is required for students who are awarded CBR fellowships through the Haas Center or CSRE.
Community-based research programs
Community-Based Research Fellowships
The Community-Based Research Fellowship teams of faculty, undergraduate students, and community partners in research that addresses community-identified needs. CBR fellows participate in a spring quarter cohort experience and complete ten weeks of full-time research during the summer.
Community Engaged Scholars Program
The Community Engaged Scholars Program (CESP) supports students who undertake honors theses, MA theses, or undergraduate capstone projects that are community engaged and designed to have public impact.
Andrea Naomi Leiderman Fellowship
Andrea Naomi Leiderman Fellowship recipients are Stanford undergraduates who conduct research on an issue centering on youth and education in California.
Graduate Public Service Fellowship
The Graduate Public Service Fellowship is a space for graduate students to cultivate their skills, commitments, and identities as community-engaged scholars.