- The Nashville Longitudinal Study of Youth Safety and Wellbeing
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The Nashville Longitudinal Study of Youth Safety and Wellbeing
Funder: National Institute of Justice
Funding amount: $4,916,000
Role: Investigator
The goal of the NLSYSW is to create a multi-cohort longitudinal dataset addressing the interplay between schools and communities among children and youth in Nashville, TN with a particular focus on safety and well-being. The data used in this study come from school administrative records, student surveys, local law enforcement, a student-led neighborhood mapping initiative, and a variety of other sources.
topFunder: University of Louisville Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research
Funding amount: $9,500
Role: co-Principal Investigator
This study – in collaboration with youth leaders – seeks to understand how youth perceive their neighborhood, with a focus on what they believe are the major problems and solutions to those problems. Using photovoice methodology, we foreground the voices and experiences of young people to address these goals, with a particular focus on equity and social justice.
Ben Fisher 