Strategic Research Initiative: Central Coast Place-Based Research

Projects in this theme seek to create communities that are diverse and flourishing, while remaining respectful and cognizant of Northern Chumash sovereignty and amplifying the voices of diverse groups whose voices and experiences are too often missing from dominant conceptions of the Central Coast. This work is central to our efforts to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community that reflects and serves the diverse people of California.  

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ASPIRE, PI Jenell Navarro  

The Applied Studies on Place-based Indigeneity, Race, and Ethnicity (ASPIRE) project conducts applied research to create communities that are diverse and flourishing, while remaining respectful and cognizant of Northern Chumash sovereignty. 

Public Humanities, PI Grace Yeh 

The Public Humanities Collaborative works to amplify the voices of diverse groups whose voices and experiences are too often missing from dominant conceptions of the Central Coast. This work is central to our efforts to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community that reflects and serves the diverse people of California.