Community-Based Participatory Research Bridges Campus and Community at DC Doors
At American University's School of International Service, an innovative course is reimagining how students and communities learn together. The undergraduate course, titled SISU-349 Power, Justice, and Global Health: Migration in the 21st Century is led by Dr. Maria De Jesus, recipient of the Innovative Teaching Award. The graduate version of the course, also taught by Dr. De Jesus is entitled SIS-635 Migration, Equity, and Health. As she puts it, “both courses embrace community-based learning and participatory research methodologies to create meaningful connections between university students and migrant youth.”