The Office of Research of the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service undertakes and promotes collaborative, community-based research, engaging university faculty, students and staff with diverse partners and community members in D.C.

The principles that guide our practice of community-based research include:

• CBR is a collaborative enterprise between researchers (professors and/or students) and community members.
• CBR validates multiple sources of knowledge and promotes the use of multiple methods of discovery and of dissemination of the knowledge produced.
• CBR has as its goal social action and social change.

Various research initiatives of the Center include:

• Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network
• Community-based research courses
• Georgetown Community Outreach Partnership Center (GCOPC)  
• Partners in Urban Research and Service-learning (PURS)

Examples of Community-Based Research Projects may be found by clicking here.