- Director, Applied Research and Education Center & Associate Professor of Sociology, Indiana University
I engage communities in applied research to support effective organizations and resilient communities. My team's research on poverty, early childhood education and care, homelessness, youth development substance use disorder prevention and response, and regional strengths and needs builds public dialogue and decision-making rooted in current academic research and local data.
Experience
-
–presentDirector, Applied Research and Education Center & Associate Prof. of Sociology, Indiana University
Education
-
2005The University of Arizona, Ph.D. Sociology
Honours
Indiana University Bicentennial Professor 2019-2020
Contact Melissa for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @engagedsoc
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined