The CRC Research Symposium is hosted by the Center's undergraduate research interns. The interns worked in teams with community partners, faculty, and staff affiliated with the WVU CRC to conduct action research with community-based organizations in West Virginia. The Research Symposium provides an opportunity for our community of practice to learn from the advances made by the interns and consider ways we can all contribute to building more just, equitable, and resilient communities in West Virginia and beyond.

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Submissions from 2025

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Confronting Housing Challenges in West Virginia, Dawson Bernard and Gabrielle Frazier

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Establishing The Creative Network: WV's Arts Entrepreneur Ecosystem Project, McKayla R. Braun and Domenica Queen

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The Danger of a Single Story: Affrilachian Experiences in West Virginia Policy, Economy, and Resilience, Kyleigh Edwards and Cameron G. Rishworth

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Exploring the Right to Food Advocacy Landscape in the United States, Andrew Indomenico, Peppi DelliQuadri, Chelsea Marshall, Alison Cohen, and Josh Lohnes

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The Chemical City Of The World: Mapping Petrochemical Communities in West Virginia, Isabelle Judy, Daniel Renfrew, and Grace Dever

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Food Systems Transformation:Voices for Hunger, Julia A. Kleinmeyer, Carolina A. Rascon, and Joshua Lohnes

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Transforming Our Communities: Studying the Impact of the WVHUB Coaching program, Haley Mosley, Audrey Bennett, Bradley Wilson, and Olivia McConnell

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Stories of Hope: An Environmental Justice Analysis of the Past, Present, and Future Direction for Buckhannon and Tygart Valley River, Brooke E. Sikole, Matthew N. Olivero, and Grace E. Dever

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Take me Home? Understanding Refugee Resettlement Knowledge on the WVU Campus, Kaitlin Stewart, Dylan Gay, and David Olchowoj

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From Creek to Community:Restoring Deckers Creek Watershed, Paige Tuttle and Grace E. Dever

Submissions from 2024

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Examining Eastern Food Hub's Food Access Programs: A Research Study Sustainable Development Internship (SDI) Spring 2024, Devin Anthony Barkefelt and Fritz Boettner

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Exploring the Intersection between West Virginia Farmland Protection Boards, Landowners, and the West Virginia Agrarian Commons, Samuel W. Bayne and Joshua Lohnes

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Creative Economies, Inclusive Communities: Arts-Based Development in West Virginia, Kylie Blackburn; Ben Heinlein; Bradley Wilson; Lori McKinney; and RiffRaff Arts Collective, Princeton WV

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Ethnic Minority Owned and Serving Grocers in Morgantown and Solidarity Economies, Bane B. Clements-Smart, Rissell L. Velarde Vila, and Cameron G. Rishworth

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In Deep Water: Understanding West Virginia’s Flooding Crisis, Molly Hardy, Chelsea Kline, and Kennedy Lawson

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Reclaiming Housing for Sustainable and Equitable Development, Ethan Harner, Gabrielle Fraizer, and Bradley Wilson

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Flood Resiliency Planning: Historical Analysis and Youth Participation in Monongalia County, WV, Josephine Q. Kemp-Rye, Jack P. Van Dusen, and Kennedy Lawson

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Water Security and Justice: Community PFAS Exposure in Monongalia County, Selena A. Melendez, Ilan Rice, and Grace Dever

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Food System Transformation: Farm to School, Dylan Upperman and Cameron Mahar

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Water Equity and Planning: Acid Mine Drainage in Deckers Creek Watershed, Brooke O. Waters, Lennon Jewell Auvil, and Grace Dever

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Food Policy Council, Alexandra G. Winn, Kirsten Hannah Jaquish, Shelby Lynn Davis, Alexandra N. Ehlers, and Joshua Lohnes

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Seeding Sparks for The Right to Food, Alexandra Grace Winn, Shelby Lynn Davis, Kirsten Hannah Jaquish, Alexandra N. Ehlers, and Joshua Lohnes