Tashara M. Leak (left), associate professor of nutrition in Cornell Human Ecology, and Neil Lewis, Jr. ’13 (right), associate professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, listen during the 2023 ARC Symposium in New York City.
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NYC faculty discuss equity, community ownership
By Natalia Rommen
Faculty in Cornell’s Action Research Collaborative (ARC) joined New York City and State policymakers and community members for ARC’s second symposium on June 22. The annual symposium is an opportunity for researchers, policymakers and community stakeholders to share their knowledge and advance equity in areas like nutrition and health, housing and social services, and youth development.
Co-directors Neil Lewis, Jr. ’13, associate professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Tashara M. Leak, associate professor of nutrition in Cornell Human Ecology, launched ARC in 2022 to address issues of inequality by fostering collaborations across sectors and partners.
“Moving the needle on these issues requires having at the same table researchers who study the issues from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives, community organizations that are working on the ground every day, and policymakers who are elected or appointed to represent the people in our broader systems of governance,” Lewis said in the opening remarks.
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