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CRB Nexus Featured Cohort
Together we translate evidence into action and foster the next generation of public scholarship aimed at identifying and solving policy issues.
The 2024 Nexus featured cohort includes up-and-coming California public researchers recommended by our partners. They will attend each CRB Nexus event and participate in featured cohort workshops led by partner organizations on topics such as accessing local and state government documents, op-ed dos and don’t’s, policy pitching and writing, and evaluating claims in the social and health sciences.
Meet the CRB Nexus 2024 Featured Cohort!
Dominic Bednar
University of California, Irvine
Policy Areas
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Utilities & Energy
Keywords
- Energy Justice
- Energy Poverty
- Energy Efficiency
- Just Energy Transitions
- Spatial Analysis
Annie Benn
University of California, Berkeley
Policy Areas
Keywords
Erika Brown
California Policy Lab
Policy Areas
Keywords
- Socioeconomic Adversity
- Pandemic Recovery
- CalFresh
- Cash Transfers
- Population Health
Carolyn M. Coles
University of California, Irvine
Policy Areas
- General Government
- Public Safety
Keywords
- Evidence-Based Policing
- Police Training
- Public Safety Systems
- Racism & Public Health Disparities
- Public Policy
Vanshika Fotedar
University of Southern California
Policy Areas
- Economy
- Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Utilities & Energy
Keywords
- Parking
- Energy Storage
- Electricity
- Climate Policy
- Housing
Savannah Hunter
University of California, Berkeley
Center for Labor Research and Education (Labor Center)
Policy Areas
- Economy
- Human Services
- Labor & Employment
Keywords
- Labor Policy
- Work Scheduling
- Inequality and Low-Wage Work
- Wages and Compensation
- Worker Health and Safety
Lauren Kelly
University of Southern California
Policy Areas
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Utilities & Energy
Keywords
- Water politics
- Water infrastructure
- Indigenous Peoples’ Histories and Policy
- Community Partnerships
- Land Management
Stacey Livingstone
Homelessness Hub
University of California, San Diego
Policy Areas
- Health
- Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Human Services
Keywords
- Homelessness
- Affordable Housing
- Housing Justice
Ginny Emiko Oshiro
California State University, San Diego
Policy Areas
Keywords
- Prison
- Incarceration
- Rehabilitation
- Reentry
- Evidence-Based
Alana Haynes Stein
University of California, Davis
Policy Areas
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Higher Education
- Human Services
Keywords
- Poverty
- Food Assistance
- Environmental Justice
- Public Scholarship
- Food Security
Julia Szinai
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Policy Areas
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Housing, Transportation & Infrastructure
- Utilities & Energy
Keywords
- Electricity Systems
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Energy-Water Nexus
- Electric Vehicles
Christopher Towler
California State University, Sacramento
Policy Areas
- Economy
- General Government
- Higher Education
Keywords
- Public Opinion
- Racial and Ethnic Politics
- Urban Politics
- Social Movements
- Political Ideology