The Community Equity Research Center (CERC) is dedicated to conducting participatory action research created by and for historically disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the Central Valley.
CERC is committed to partnering with communities to promote dialogue and critical reflection with invested stakeholders, for the expressed purpose of facilitating systemic change through local action, advocacy, and policy formation, with the goal of improving equity, inclusion, and social justice.
CERC Staff
Dr. Steven Drouin
Interim Executive Director
Dr. Milissa Bradley
Assistant Director
Dr. Jennifer Pace Whitman
CERC Program Support
Dr. Alison McNally
Faculty Fellowship Scholars
Nahui Milan Gonzalez
Student Researchers
Affiliated Researchers:
Dr. Kelvin Jasek-Rysdahl
Dr. John Garcia
Former CERC Researchers:
