How does the AJRC identify research projects?
The AJRC takes on projects based upon capacity in terms of time, faculty, and resources. Community members and organizations who wish to work with the AJRC must be directly impacted by poverty, violence, or specific forms of inequities in Tennessee or Appalachia. The center relies upon an advisory board of leading scholars and regional community organizers who help evaluate and advise on projects.
I am a member of the community doing research that ties in with AJRC. Can we Collaborate?
Email us at AJRC@utk.edu and we will be happy to set up a meeting to discuss your research needs and what a community collaborative process that is a good fit for your organization might look like.
I am a student applying to participate in the Appalachian justice Research lab. How do I Go about joining your efforts?
The AJRC offers a growing curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level. Your first stop in enrollment should be the Appalachian Justice Research Lab where students, faculty, and community members come together around community articulated needs. The AJRC also hosts a growing Justice Studies curriculum for students interested in sociolegal and justice-related issues and an undergraduate certificate. The Lab and associated curricula provide opportunities to build community collaborative research skills and develop theses and dissertation projects for students interested in innovative, creative justice work.
I am a faculty member, lecturer, or instructional faculty with a community justice research project that might fit at the AJRC. What do I do next?
We have compiled a list of questions to help instructors conceptualize a course for the Appalachian Justice Research Lab. Once you have reviewed these questions, email us at AJRC@utk.edu and we will be happy to set up a meeting to discuss possibilities for instruction as part of your regular teaching load.
How does the AJRC select the projects for the Appalachian Justice Research Lab?
The AJRC is making long term investments in our community research collaboratives. These partnerships and projects will naturally span years and the work will be ongoing, regardless of needs or restrictions of the academic calendar. The AJRL is a space where our students can bring their expertise to bear in specific, defined aspects of that ongoing work. Faculty and community affiliated with the AJRC’s community research collaboratives come together several months in advance of each semester to identify projects suitable for the Lab.