Place Collaborative
About
Place Collaborative is dedicated to place-based research undertaken collaboratively among people and communities. Collaborators include students, members of communities beyond our campus and faculty. Our research and research-informed action are emergent from dialogue and relationships. Past projects reside at the intersection of health, environment and place; elevate and amplify the experiences and perspectives of residents with particular attention to those who encounter structural barriers to participation; and seek to further co-flourishing in community. We are always learning.
Faculty
Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, professor of Spanish, is an environmental humanist who specializes in Latin American literary and cultural studies and place-based qualitative research.
Dr. Christine Sorrell Dinkins, Kenan Professor of Philosophy, is an applied philosopher who specializes in Socratic interviewing and facilitation, phenomenology and qualitative research.
Strategic Spartanburg
Interested in additional research happening in Spartanburg?
strategicspartanburg.org
Curious about our community’s stories?
instagram.com/place_collaborative
Find archived research and links to reports https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community