Book Chapters and Journal Articles
CERi-affiliated book chapters and journal articles contribute to scholarly conversations about community-engaged research at local, national, and international levels. These peer-reviewed works share theoretical insights, methodological innovations, and lessons learned from community partnerships. Together, they help advance the field while amplifying SFU’s leadership in collaborative, socially responsive research.
CERi Webpage Articles
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August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Shawn Smith, RADIUS co-founder and director, Dara Kelly, Indigenous Business assistant professor, CERi co-directors, Stuart R. Poyntz and Am Johal and Stephen Dooley, SFU Surrey campus executive director, co-author an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The article, titled Whose Knowledge Is It?, explores the ways in which SFU aims to raise the profile of community-engaged research (CER) within the university and beyond.
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May 02, 2023
May 02, 2023
Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Equity Data Commons (EDC) initiative aims to combat social inequality through the mobilization of disaggregated data. Am Johal, SFU CERi’s co-director, alongside other prominent community-engaged scholars examine how collaborations between academia, community, and government can utilize disaggregated data and advanced analytics to address the priorities of equity-deserving and sovereignty-seeking groups.
All Book Chapters and Journal Articles
- Fong, V., Grain, K., Poyntz, S. R., & Wager, A. (2025). Money, power and reciprocity: Financial transactions and critical reciprocity in community-engaged research. In S. R. Poyntz, A. Johal, & K. Grain (Eds.), Critical futures: Community engaged research in a time of social transformation. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.
- Kaida, A., Anderson, J., Barnard, C., Bartram, L., Bert, D., Carpendale, S., ... & Smith, M. (2022). Realizing the promise of disaggregated data and analytics for social justice through community engagement and intersectoral research partnerships. Engaged Scholar Journal, 8(4), 57–71.
- Mahoney, T., & Grain, K. (2025). Not all hope is created equal: Climate action research as a source of critical hope. Canadian Journal of Action Research, 26.
- Poyntz, S. R. (2021). Producing authenticity: Urban youth arts, rogue archives and negotiating a home for social justice. Studies in Social Justice, 15(3), 375–396. (Special section: Youth and social media – From vulnerability to empowerment & equality).
- Poyntz, S. R., Beer, R., & Hoholuk. (2023). Making space for missing words: The P*&n project, youth voice, and pornography education. In S. Shariff & C. Dietzel (Eds.), Interrupting sexual violence: The power of law, education, and media. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
- Poyntz, S. R., & Ashworth, J. (2025). Pedagogies of radical democracy: Lessons from summer school. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Special Issue on Democratic Pedagogies.
- Poyntz, S. R., Sefton-Green, J., & Fitzsimmons Frey, H. (2023). Youthsites: Histories of creativity, care and learning in the city. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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