Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level
How do we scale community-engaged research to the state level without losing the local voices that ground it?
In their latest journal article ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level’, published on MDPI, ERI’s Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, and Manuel Pastor examine the opportunities and tensions of statewide community-engaged research through a 2024 equity assessment of California Climate Investments jointly conducted by ERI and The Greenlining Institute.
The article highlights lessons learned from engaging local stakeholders, shaping policy recommendations, and building community power at scale.