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    The Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC)

    Director: Daniel Faber, Associate 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 […]

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    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 […]

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    Institute on Race and Justice

    Director: Jack McDevitt, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Criminal Justice

    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 […]

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    Domestic Violence Institute (DVI)

    Director: Lois Kanter, School of Law Senior Clinical Specialist

    A nationally recognized education, service and research organization based in the School of Law that combats domestic violence by providing legal advocacy services to battered women and training lawyers and other professionals to work effectively with victims of abuse. DVI provides clinical training opportunities for law students who can participate in an intensive abuse prevention […]