Our View on Community-Driven Participatory Research

(CDPR in Environmental Justice)

Environmental injustice in North Carolina’s hog industry: Lessons learned from community-driven participatory research and the “people’s professor”

The book Toxic Truths, co-authored by our co-director Naeema Muhammad, highlights lessons from engaging with communities: promoting research equity, using participatory design, respecting non-research goals, acknowledging past mistreatment, recognizing research limitations, building trust, using inclusive language, and supporting community review boards.


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