The Race and Opportunity Lab was founded by Principal Investigator Dr. Sean Joe in 2014.
The goal of the Lab is to provide graduate and undergraduate students with opportunities to engage in critical investigation, participate in applied research projects, conduct qualitative and quantitative research, and contribute to manuscript development and submission for publication.
The lab is comprised of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.
Graduate and doctoral students serve as research assistants, project coordinators, and program assistants.
The Lab accepts applications on a rolling basis from across the University, including students enrolled in other degree programs and undergraduate study.
The Lab is staffed by the Race and Opportunity Lab Manager and Associate Directors.
Current Lab Members
Shelley Flynn-Harding
Associate Director, Community Engagement and Applied Learning
- Email: sflynn-harding@wustl.edu
Past Lab Members
Donte Bernard, PhD
Assistant Professor in the National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina
- Email: bernadon@musc.edu
Leslie Adams, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health
- Email: Ladams36@jhu.edu
Cristina Garmendia, MPP
Associate Director, Community Engagement and Applied Learning
- Phone: 314-935-1378
- Email: cristinag@wustl.edu
Sierra Watson , MSW, M.A.Ed
Former Regional Consortium of Higher Education Initiatives for Black Male Success Project Coordinator
- Email: swatson22@wustl.edu
Cashell Lewis, MSW
Former Research Assistant & Missouri Suicide Prevention Coalition Project Coordinator
- Email: c.d.lewis@wustl.edu
Janet Frederick , BA
Former HomeGrown STL Healing Policy Initiative Project Coordinator
- Email: janet.frederick@wustl.edu
Najjuwah Walden , MSW
Former HomeGrown STL Community Engagement Coordinator
- Email: n.s.walden@wustl.edu