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Neighborhoods Initiative Urban Affairs Review Chicago
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Faculty Scholar Detail, 2002-2003Ralph CintronAssociate Professor, Department of English College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Urban Minority Children Cintron’s research during his term as a GCI Faculty Scholar focused on cultural politics in an urban setting, particularly in the Latino community. He also became involved in the Housing Dynamics Project sponsored by the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement. Through his work on this project, Cintron was able to conceptualize another layer of data analysis above and beyond participant observation and interviews that he could incorporate into his research on the issues of gentrification and grass roots social movements as they relate to the cultural politics of the Latino community. During Cintron’s appointed year, six essays were composed and an NEH grant was written and submitted. He also delivered a guest lecture at Syracuse University and made six conference presentations, all related to his research undertaken while at the Great Cities Institute. The Great Cities Institute Faculty Scholars Program brings UIC faculty to the Institute for a year in residence to begin, further, or complete an engaged research project. Scholars are free from their formal teaching responsibilities during their term. Prospective scholars apply by submitting a proposal that is peer reviewed along three key metrics of engaged research: interdisciplinarity, partnership, and impact. GCI Faculty Scholars implement and further their own research agendas, as well as develop grant proposals, participate in the Great Cities Institute Lecture Series, and contribute to the Great Cities Institute Working Paper Series. Applications are released in the fall semester and due at the start of the spring semester. |
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