• The Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC)

    Director: Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology

    The Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) is a multidisciplinary research collaborative made up of scholars, activists, and policy makers engaged in the study of political ecology and environmental justice initiatives. Based at Northeastern University in Boston, the collaborative works on a wide range of local, regional, national, and international topics and issues. Professor Daniel […]

  • Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)

    Director: Dick Daynard, Professor of Law

    PHAI is an interdisciplinary research and advocacy institute created by the Northeastern University School of Law and Graduate Programs in Public Health at Tufts University School of Medicine. The Institute seeks to increase the legal field’s understanding of public health and help ensure that legal decisions take into account public health goals. It provides co-op […]

  • Institute on Race and Justice

    Director: Jack McDevitt Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities

    This interdisciplinary research institute combines faculty and professional staff from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the School of Law and the College of Arts, Media and Design. At the forefront of the national dialogue about race and social policy, the Institute engages in research that examines the influence of race on important questions […]