Former and Current CERSE Staff Publish Work on Critically Quantitative Measurements of Community Cultural Wealth

Former and current CERSE staff Daiki Hiramori, Emily Knaphus-Soran, James Lamar Foster, and Elizabeth Litzler developed a quantitative assessment of Community Cultural Wealth (CCW). The CCW framework articulates several forms of capital that are underappreciated within society yet help racially/ ethnically marginalized communities thrive. In their journal article, which became available online in January 2024,…

January 17, 2024

Welcome to CERSE, Marisa Johnson & Salley Fang!

CERSE is thrilled to welcome CERSE’s newest team members, Marisa Johnson and Salley Fang, who joined the team in December 2023 and have been contributing greatly since. Marisa Johnson is a second-year undergraduate student in the UW Informatics department. She is dedicated to making a positive impact in her community and is an advocate for…

October 9, 2023

Welcome to CERSE, Rae Jing Han!

We are beyond thrilled to welcome Rae Jing Han to the CERSE team as a research scientist. Rae joined us in September 2023 and brings valuable knowledge, skills, and experience to our work. Prior to joining CERSE, Rae was an education specialist at EarthGen. They earned a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Human Development, an…

July 20, 2023

CERSE Welcomes Chassidy Wen, James Watkins, Rachel Funk Fordham, and Theresa Henry!

CERSE is thrilled to welcome CERSE’s newest team members, Chassidy Wen, James Watkins, Rachel Funk Fordham, and returning team member, Theresa Henry! Chassidy is a third-year PhD student at the University of Washington’s Department of Sociology. Her research focuses on the Bubonic Plague and the targeted actions of government authorities towards Chinatowns, exploring the racialization…

April 10, 2023

CERSE Welcomes Daniel Mackin Freeman, Stephanie Breen, and Naomi Ramirez Alvarado!

We are excited to welcome Daniel’s, Stephanie’s, and Naomi’s perspectives and skills to the CERSE team! Daniel is one of CERSE’s research scientists, joining the team in January. His broad research interests are STEM and art education, inequality, social class, and race and ethnicity. Daniel’s current research as a PhD candidate at Portland State University…

April 7, 2023

American Evaluation Association (AEA) 365 Blog Features CERSE’s Practices for Equity

Would you like to hear more about how CERSE integrates our equity values into our policies and practices at the center and with our partners? Read what our staff has to say in the AEA 365: A Tip-A-Day By and For Evaluators blog post, “Centering Equity in a University-Based Center.” CERSE Director Elizabeth Litzler,…

November 17, 2022

Amrine White Receives the 2022 PNLHA Best Paper in Labor Studies Award

CERSE student research assistant Amrine White received the 2022 Best Paper in Labor Studies award from the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association for her political science thesis titled “My Neighborhood School: a geospatial analysis of the relationship between race, wealth, and segregation of Seattle Public Schools”. Well done, Amrine!

September 30, 2022

CERSE Research Scientist Erin Carll Research Co-PI on UW Department of Statistics NSF Award

The University of Washington’s Department of Statistics recently secured a $1.1 million, six-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarship in STEM (S-STEM) award to support its work on the Pacific Alliance for Low Income Inclusion in Statistics and Data Science (PALiISaDS). This alliance will provide participating students a three-year bridge program with financial support, research opportunities, and…

April 19, 2022

Hanna Moss Receives 2022 Pacific Northwest LSAMP Conference Poster Award

CERSE student assistant Hanna Moss received a best poster award for her poster, titled “Gender, Race and Perceptions of Campus Safety,” presented at the 2022 Pacific Northwest LSAMP Conference in early April. Well done, Hanna!

April 18, 2022

Congratulations CERSE Research Scientist Erin Carll on becoming a 2021 Journal of Engineering Education Star Reviewer!

Each year the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) considers reviewers on the number of reviews completed, recommendations by Associate Editors , and the nature of the reviews submitted in the past year. A strong review generally includes constructive, detailed feedback that the reviewer situates within their own positionality. This award means our own Erin Carll is in the…