Ground Truths

Chad Raphael is Professor of Communication, and Co-Coordinator of the Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative, at Santa Clara University. He has been a community organizer, funder, and researcher for environmental justice for over twenty-five years. Martha Matsuoka is Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Executive Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. She grew up in the movement for environmental justice which continues to anchor and inform her teaching, research, and activism. 

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Foundations

1. Environmental Justice
Martha Matsuoka and Chad Raphael

2. Community-Engaged Research
Chad Raphael and Martha Matsuoka

Part 2: Collaborations

3. Preparation for Community-Engaged Research
Floridalma Boj Lopez, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

4. The Community-Engaged Research Process
Julie E. Lucero, Erika Marquez, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael

5. Transforming Academia for Community-Engaged Research
Felicia  M. Mitchell, Celestina Castillo, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

Part 3:Applications

6. Research Methods and Methodologies
Ryan Petteway, Sarah Commodore, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

7. Law, Policy, Regulation, and Public Participation
Carolina Prado, Zsea Bowmani, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

8. Community Economic Development
Miriam Solis, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael

9. Public Health
Ryan Petteway, R. David Rebanal, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

10. Food Justice and Food Sovereignty
Vera L. Chang, Teresa Mares, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

11. Urban and Regional Planning
Ana Isabel Baptista, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael

12. Conservation
Ashwin J. Ravikumar, Deniss Martinez, Jeanyna Garcia, Malaya Jules, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka

References
List of Contributors