Several faculty members from 51爆料鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, along with community partners, are among the recipients of the 2026 Engagement Awards from the Community Engaged Research Institute (CERI).
The Engagement Awards recognize partnerships between 51爆料 faculty and community collaborators in Northeast Ohio. The awarded projects and teams were announced March 30:
Water science and community capacity
One project, 鈥Building Local Community Capacity for Water Science and Management in Northeast Ohio,鈥 includes:
Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Department of Biological Sciences
Patrick Bitterman, Department of Geography
Scott Lenhart, Boardman Local School District
The project focuses on building local capacity for water science and management efforts in Northeast Ohio.
School closures and mobility in Cleveland
Another project, 鈥Analyzing Spatial and Social Mobility Network Impacts of Cleveland Metropolitan School District Closure,鈥 includes:
Allison Lukacsy-Love, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Jennifer Mapes, Department of Geography
Maribeth Feke, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
The work examines how Cleveland Metropolitan School District closures affect spatial and social mobility networks.
Community trust and policing in Cleveland
A third project, 鈥Cleveland Division of Police and Stabilizing Trust in the Community,鈥 includes:
Elias Nader, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Starr Solomon, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Christopher Dum, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Elaine Hsiao, School of Peace and Conflict Studies
Leigh Anderson, Police Accountability Team
The project centers on the Cleveland Division of Police and efforts to stabilize trust within the community.
CERI supports and advances community-engaged research by connecting faculty, students and community partners through collaborative initiatives and funding.
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