Research

Research

Current Projects

Addressing Climate Change Through Our Nation’s Service Corps

Project Summary ​This project evaluates nationally-coordinated service corps programs as they expand their work to care for the environment and diversify their workforces. Funded by the Department of the Interior/National Parks Service, the USDA/US Forest Service, AmeriCorps, and the Hewlett Foundation, our research maps the constellation of service corps programs, their organizational partners, and their […]

CECE Faculty Research Incubator Program

Project Summary The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity Faculty Research Incubator Program is a competitive program that funds environmentally-focused interdisciplinary research teams across American University. Research teams compete for funding that will support summer salary or a course buyout for the lead Principal Investigator of the project. In addition to financial support, each team […]

Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems

Project Summary RECIPES is a research network bringing together over 40 researchers and 15 institutions connected with organizations working across the food system to advance the science needed to make our wasteful food system sustainable, equitable, and resilient. Launched on October 1, 2021, the first five years of our work are supported through NSF award #2115405. […]