Community engagement, neighborhood context

Promoting connections between people who live in the same area, or share the same goals; acknowledgment and study of the role one's surroundings play in one's development.

Sara Axtell Sara Axtell

Lecturer and Faculty-at-Large, Cultural Wellness Center
she, her, hers
612-625-0252
axtel002@umn.edu

Axtell is the recipient of a 2023 University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award .

Michelle Pasco Michelle Pasco

Assistant Professor
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mpasco@umn.edu

Michelle Pasco received a PhD in Family and Human Development at Arizona State University and before joining the University of Minnesota was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar working on the Arizona Youth Identity Project.

Zha Blong Xiong Zha Blong Xiong

Associate Professor
612-625-5882
xiong008@umn.edu

My primary research interests focus on the social and cultural capital that promotes (or hinders) healthy development in children, especially with children of immigrant and refugee families.

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