HIRI Fellshowship Winners

HIRI Nonprofit Research Fellowships, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, 91传媒

  • Professor Ellie Kazemi - Exploring AI-Powered Immersive Training for Workforce Competence and Engagement in the Nonprofit Sector
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Zayda Sorrell-Medina - The Development of a Nonprofit Inclusion Scale
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professors Nathan Romine and Kevin Zemlicka "Elevating Voices and Strategizing Non-Profit Services: Examining 91传媒 My Fathers Business' Approaches Through Participatory Action Research Among the Unhoused in West San Fernando Valley"
  • For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor M. Paloma Giottonini 聽"Cottonwood Urban Farms: Developing a Metrics Tracking Model to Measure the Impact of a Non-profit Organization"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Suzanne Scheld 聽"Exploring Uses of AI in Small Non-Profit Cultural Organizations the San Fernando Valley"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor 聽Zayda Sorrell-Medina- "Understanding How U.S. Foster and Adopted Nonprofits Exclude Immigrant, Ethnic, and Religious Groups"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Moshoula Capous-Desyllas 鈥淚dentifying Non-Profit Organizations in Los Angeles, CA That Are Engaged in Arts-Based Approaches to Social Work Practice for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in BIPOC Communities鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Mintesnot Woldeamanuel 鈥淐oping with the Emotional and Economic Challenges of Covid-19: The Role of Religious Organizations as Cultural Agents鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Kimberly Kirner 鈥淒EI and the Government Grant-Making Process鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professors Alana M. Rader, Edward Jackiewicz 鈥淭he Capacity of a San Fernando Valley NGO to Address Double Exposure to Socio-ecological Injustice through Higher Education鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Eric Gamino 鈥淩eaching for the Stars: An Examination of a Nonprofit Police-Youth Program in Hollywood鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Suzanne Scheld 鈥淣on-Profit Cultural Organization Network of the San Fernando Valley (NPCON)鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Wendy Ashley 鈥淓xploring the Utilization of an All-Staff Training Model to Address COVID-19 and Racial Tension鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Wintesnot Woldeamanuel 鈥淔aith Based Organizations and Mental Wellness During COVID-19"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Suzanne Scheld 鈥淪tepping Toward Forming a Coalition for Small Non-Profit Cultural Organizations in the San Fernando Valley.鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Allen Lipscomb "Exploring the Utilization of Anti-Racist Practices Within Nonprofit Organizations Serving African American Clients"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Wendy Ashley "Study of Transformative Supervision Tools"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor. Moshoula Capous-Desyllas "Tensions, Challenges & Lessons Learned: Unpacking Ethical Dilemmas of Data Collection and Data Dissemination in Evaluation Research with Nonprofit Organizations"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Suzanne Scheld "Exploring Archival Activism with Nonprofit Cultural Institutions in the San Fernando Valley"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Lauren Willner, "Examining the Structural Barriers to Effective Service Provision Within Nonprofit Organizations Serving the Homeless: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Mintesnot Woldeamanuel, "The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in the Expansion of All-inclusive Transportation in Los Angeles"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Jodi Brown "Nonprofit Survival Strategies in Times of Political Uncertainty: 2016-2019"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor.Luciana Lagana, "A Randomized Controlled Study on the Anti-Bias Value of an Educational Film Featuring Differently Abled Individuals and Related Nonprofit Work"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Allen Lipscomb, "Exploring the Role of Mentorship in Nonprofit Organizations in the San Fernando Valley to Support and Retain African American Male Social Workers"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Lauren Willner, "Navigating Managerialism: The Experiences of Middle Managers in Social Justice Nonprofit Organizations"
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Alejandra Acuna, 鈥淎ssessing and Promoting Professional Resilience among Nonprofit Staff鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Kimberly Kirner, 鈥淚mproving the Organizational Network for Older Foster Youth in Los Angeles County鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Zeynep Toker, 鈥淭he Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Offering Physical Activity Related Programs Addressing Health Disparities in the San Fernando Valley鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Lauren Willner, 鈥淯nderstanding the Role of Managerialism in Social Justice Nonprofit Organizations: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Moshoula Capous-Desyllas, 鈥淯sing Photovoice Methodology to Assess the Needs and Services of Nonprofit Organizations: Strengths and Limitations of Using this Arts-based Research Method as an Evaluation Tool鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Cedric Hackett, DuBois-Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement, 鈥淪tudy of San Fernando Valley Nonprofit Services to Black Women鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Luciana Lagana, Department of Psychology, 鈥淪tudy of Impact of a Film on Older Multiethnic LGBTQ Individuals and Nonprofits Serving Them鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu
  • Professor Jodi Constantine Brown, 鈥淔ight, Flight, or Freeze?聽 Nonprofit Survival Strategies in Times of Uncertainty鈥
    For a copy of the report from this grant, contact聽thomas.e.backer@csun.edu

  • Professor Craig Olwert, Urban Studies and Planning and Danielle Bram, Center for Geographical Studies, 鈥淪tudy of Valley Nonprofit Needs Including Geo-mapping Technology鈥
  • Professor David Boyns, Sociology, 鈥淪tudy of Partnerships Among Valley Nonprofits鈥
  • Professor Alessandro Rigolon, Urban Studies and Planning, 鈥淪tudy of Valley Nonprofits and Green Space Inequities鈥
  • Professor Luciana Lugana, Psychology, 鈥淪tudy of Impact of a Video on Attitudes Regarding聽 Homeless Healthcare Nonprofits鈥

  • Professor Moshoula Capous-Desyllas Sociology Department, 鈥淯sing Visual Mapping Methodology to Understand Barriers and Access to Services of Nonprofit Organizations in Los Angeles鈥
  • Professor Victor Shaw, Sociology Department, 鈥淐hinese Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations in the United States鈥

  • Professor Craig Olwert, Urban Studies and Planning & Danielle Bram/Patricia Pendleton, Center for Geographical Studies, 鈥淔easibility Study on Providing Geographic Information Science Services to Nonprofits鈥
  • Professor Jodi Constantine Brown, Department of Social Work, 鈥淪ocial Work Perspectives of Nonprofit Agency Research Capacity and Culture鈥

  • Professor Victor Shaw, Sociology Department, 鈥淪tudy of Philanthropy in China鈥
  • Professor Cedric Hackett, DuBois-Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement, 鈥淪tudy of San Fernando Valley Nonprofit Services to Black Men and Youth鈥