Research/Research Projects

Mental Health Research and Practice Lab

The Mental Health Research and Practice Lab is directed by Dr. Sonyia Richardson. The lab focuses on clinical behavioral research to develop and test the effectiveness of novel interventions aimed at reducing suicide among Black youth. This includes identifying and...

Minority Behavioral Healthcare Business Owner Capacity Building

In partnership with Aspire Community Capital (https://aspirecommunitycapital.org/), the RASE (Race and Social Equity Academy) in the School of Social Work is focused on developing an ecosystem to promote racial and social parity with minority-operated nonprofit and...

Gender identity shifts during the pandemic

We're conducting a study of how gender identity has shifted as a result of the pandemic. We're using photo-elicitation interviews with 25 individuals.

Interim Director

The Race and Social Equity Academy (RASE) fosters the scholarship of practice and research focused on advancing racial and social parities within the community. Along with empirical scholarship, race dialogue will be supported through intellectual discourse,...

Research Project (In progress): Racial Identity

This research project is a collaboration with researchers at Rice University and Michigan State University exploring a process model of resilience for minorities who have experienced race-based identity threat and/or identity trauma in the workplace.

Race and Social Justice Working Groups

Taking our cue from the Movement for Black Lives, our first priority is to dismantle anti-Black racism, which is reflected in the action plan attached. Expanding upon this, we aim to (1) identify and break down barriers to full participation of women/historically...

Co-designer, co-director

A collective of people working to develop core knowledge and practices in Anti-Racism Mission: ARC promotes an understanding of race, racism, and anti-racism within systems Vision: We provide a coherent curriculum to address race, racism and anti-racism in...

Information Systems and e-Business Management Special issue on digital inclusion

Digital inclusion is crucial to promote economic prosperity and social equality. However, gaps persist between individuals, organizations, and communities in their access and use of various digital technologies. This special issue on digital inclusion aims to...

UNC Charlotte Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence

Joshua Miller is a co-principal investigator for an award from the Office of Director of National Intelligence. This award is a collaboration with three HBCUs--Johnson C. Smith University, South Carolina State University, and Winston-Salem State University. The $1.5...

Various activities for Suzanne Leland, MPA Director and Professor

Grants, Projects, Events, Collaborated with Professor Pulugurtha Srinivas and received a grant from the North Carolina State Department of Transportation that begins summer of 2022. The title is: “Equity in Long Range Transportation Planning.” ($180K)....