Past Civic Engagement Awardees
Past Civic Engagement Awardees include the following:
The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement is pleased to have supported the following research projects:
Andy Clarno, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Head Coordinator of the Policing in Chicago Research Group, Sociology & Black Studies
“UIC – Collaborative for Community Wellness (CCW) Storytelling Project”
April Jackson, MUP, M.Arch, PhD
Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Policy
“Voorhees Neighborhood Change Project”
Delphine Labbé, PhD
Assistant Professor, Disability and Human Development
“Enhancing Accessibility of Communities through Meaningful Engagement of People with Disabilities”
Phillip A. Boda, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bridge to Faculty, College of Education – Department of Special Education
“Engaging SW Chicago Communities Toward Environmentally-Just Policy Futures”
Thea Crum, MUPP
Associate Director of Neighborhood Initiative, Great Cities Institute, Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Chicago participatory Budgeting next Generation Platform”
Alana Gunn, Ph.D.
Department of Criminology, Law and Justice, Liberal Arts and Sciences
“Utilizing Social Advocacy Research to Explore the Effects of Policing on Community Health”
Allyson Holbrook, Ph.D
Department of Public Administration, Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Public Opinion Surveys and Democratic Process Among Young Adults: Attitudes, Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behavior”
Zitlali Morales, Ph.D.
Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Coordinator of Literacy, Language, and Culture (LLC) PhD program, Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Curriculum & Instruction Education
“Amplifying Latinx Families’ Language Education Rights: Luchando for Urban Dual Language Bilingual Education”
Robin Reames, Ph.D
Department of English, Liberal Arts and Science
“Hannah Arendt on Rhetoric: Democracy Under the influence of Social Media”
Rebecca Woodard, Ph.D
Department of Curriculum & Instruction Education
“Educators Writing to Change the World”
Jennifer Brier, PhD
Gender and Women’s Studies Program and Department of History
“Building a Community History Corps for Chicago”
Federica Fusi, PhD
Department of Public Administration
“Inclusive Open Government Data Implementation for Environmental Justice: Enhancing Community Stakeholder’s Voice”
Chris Kanich, PhD
Department of Computer Science
“Motivating Change: Understanding the Costs of Chicago’s Current Redistricting Process”
Elizabeth A. Kócs, PhD, MBA
UIC Energy Initiative
“Accelerating University-Community Partnerships for Climate Justice”
Kate Lowe, PhD
Department of Urban Planning and Policy
“Enhancing Public Engagement in Municipal Transportation Decisions”
Claire Laurier Decoteau
Department of Sociology/College of Letters and Sciences
“Social Autopsy of COVID-19 in Chicago”
Faith R. Kares
Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy
“The State of Racial Justice for Arab Americans in Chicago “
Nadine Naber
Gender and Women’s Studies and the Global Asian Studies Program/Department of Anthropology
“Integrating Mothers of Color into Policy Processes on Prisons and Immigration”
Nicole Nguyen
Department of Education/ Educational Policy Studies
“Mental Health & Anti-Terrorism Initiatives: A Community Mapping Project”
Kathleen Yang-Clayton & Janet Smith
Department of Public Affairs & Department of Urban Planning and Policy/ College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs
“Census 2020: Redistricting and the Future of Democracy in Illinois”
Thea Crum
Great Cities Institute/ College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Chicago Participatory Budgeting in Schools: Toolkit Development”
Ning Ai
Department of Urban Planning and Policy/ College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Community Awareness Campaign and Advocacy for Addressing Food Insecurities and Wastage”
Andy Clarno
Department of Sociology/ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“Policing in Chicago Research Group: CPD Gang Database”
Sage Kim
Department of Health Policy and Administration/ School of Public Health
“Organizationally Mediated Social Capital, Community Engagement, and Medically Underserved Areas”
Kelly LeRoux
Department of Public Affairs/ College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Assessing the Impact of Technology on Voter Participation”
Amanda Lewis
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy/ College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Racial Wealth Disparities among the Middle-Class in Chicago”
Yamilé Molina
Department of Community Health Sciences/ School of Public Health
“Empowering Latinas through Health-Related Community Development and Civic Engagement”
Carli Friedman
Department of Disability & Human Development/ College of Applied Health Sciences
“Citizenship Rights: Increasing Voting Access and Engagement Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”
Dalal Katsiaficas
Department of Educational Psychology/ College of Education
“Supporting the Needs of Immigrant-Origin Students to Foster Civic Engagement: A Participatory Action Research Project”
Cassandra McKay-Jackson
Jane Addams College of Social Work
“Engaging Parents and Supporting Students”
Therese Quinn
Department of Art History/ College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
“Illinois Deaths in Custody Project: An Analysis of Online Reporting and Eulogizing”
Brian Grossman
Susan Magasi
Nathan Phillips
Janet L Smith
Sultan Tepe
Meghan Burke
Department of Disability and Human Studies/College of Applied Health Sciences
“Training Parents of Students with Disabilities: Using Technology to Enhance Civic Engagement”
Isabel Cruz
Department of Computer Science/College of Engineering
“Big Data Integration to Enable Citizen Participation in Smart Cities”
Joy Hammel
Occupational Therapy/College of Applied Health Sciences
“Participatory Action Research in the Disability Community to Address Societal Disparities in Community Living and Participation”
Piyushimita Thakuriah
Institute for Health Research and Policy/School of Public Health
“Playground Renovations and Social Capital on Youth Park Use and Physical Activity”
Elaine Yuan
Department of Communication/College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“The Effects of Social Media Networks on Civic Participation”
Lynette Jackson
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies/College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“New African Diasporas”
Kelly LeRoux
Department of Public Administration/College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Nonprofits and Voter Registration”
Angela Odoms-Young
Kinesiology and Nutrition/College of Applied Health Sciences
“Civic Engagement and Food Justice”
Piyushimita Thakuriah
Urban Planning and Policy/College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Urban Informatics Big Data and Community Engagement”
Rachel Weber
Urban Planning and Policy/College or Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Chicago Participatory Budgeting Research Project”
Eugene Fregetto
Department of Managerial Studies/ College of Business Administration
“Engaging Discussions Regarding the Emerging Digital Library”
Anthony Laden
Department of Philosophy/ College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
“Taking the Engagement in Civic Engagement Seriously: a Framework”
Margaret LaPorte
Department of Public Administration/ College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs
“Creating Pathways: Factors Influencing Successful Transition of Underrepresented Students in Higher Education into Public Service”
David Merriman
Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA)/ Department of Public Administration/ College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs
“Helping Citizens Understand Options to Deal with Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis”
David Perry
Department of Urban Planning and Policy/ College of Urban Planning & Public Affairs
“Community Foundations/Foundations of Community”
Sarah Parker Harris
Department of Disability & Human Development/ College of Applied Heath Sciences
“Civic Engagement and Disability: using advocacy and technology to advance the political participation of people with disabilities”
Leilah Lyons
Department of Computer Science/ College of Engineering
“Co Census: Collaborative Exploration of Social Data in Social Spaces”
Anna Guevarra
Department of Sociology & Asian American Studies/ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“Civic and Community Engagement of Filipinos in Chicago”
Nilda Flores-Gonzalez
Department of Sociology & Latin American & Latino Studies/ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“The Interplay between Public and Private Actors in Shaping Local Immigration Policy”
Kheir Al-Kodmany
Department of Urban Planning & Policy/ College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
“Becoming Citizens: Youth e-Engagement in Civic and Public Policy”