Robert J. Jones Urban Research & Outreach-Engagement Center

Organization profile

Organization profile

The Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) links the University of Minnesota in public partnership with urban communities to advance learning, improve quality of life and discover breakthrough solutions to critical urban issues. A collaborative research and outreach hub located in the heart of North Minneapolis, UROC pursues its mission by identifying and supporting connections between University resources and community needs in the areas of economic and community development, education and life-long learning, and community health.

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research planning Social Sciences
Food Medicine & Life Sciences
Equipment and Supplies Medicine & Life Sciences
action research Social Sciences
working method Social Sciences
community research Social Sciences
prostitution Social Sciences
research process Social Sciences

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Profiles

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Hawona Sullivan S Janzen

Person: Other Professional

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Christina L Melander

Person: Researcher

20172020
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Makeda Zulu-Gillespie

Person: Executive, Administrative, and Managerial

Projects 2011 2020

Building Capacity of Black Women in North Minneapolis Around Wealth Building and Political Action for Future Housing Stability

Lewis, B. M. & Martin, L. E.

Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation

1/1/19 → 6/30/20

Project: Research project

political action
housing

EAGER: ISN: Modeling Human Trafficking Supply Networks to Identify Effective Interdiction Methods: Operations, Organizational Features, Spatial Dynamics, and Transit

Martin, L. E. & Melander, C. L.

National Science Foundation

11/1/18 → 10/31/20

Project: Research project

Human Trafficking

SEY Needs Assessment

Martin, L. E.

HENNEPIN COUNTY

9/18/17 → 12/31/19

Project: Research project

Research Output 2013 2016

The scholars program learning circle: An example of capacity building in the academy for engaged team science

Martin, L. E., Fan, Y., Duke, N., Hearst, M. O. & Jordan, C. M., 2016, In : Journal of Community Engagement in Higher Education. 8, 3, p. 16-24

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

8 Citations (Scopus)

Sampling and sex trading: Lessons on research design from the street

Martin, L. E., Sep 1 2013, In : Action Research. 11, 3, p. 220-235 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

research planning
action research
working method
community research
prostitution
12 Citations (Scopus)

Validation of a home food inventory among low-income Spanish- and Somali-speaking families

Hearst, M. O., Fulkerson, J., Parke, M. & Martin, L. E., Jul 1 2013, In : Public health nutrition. 16, 7, p. 1151-1158 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Food
Equipment and Supplies
Frozen Foods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Needs Assessment