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Sara Eccleston, Ph.D.

Tribal Affiliations: Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Assistant Professor
Phone Number
Campus Mailbox
358436

About

Degrees

Ph.D.
Community Research & Action
Vanderbilt University
M.S.
Community Research & Action
Vanderbilt University
B.A
Sociology
George Fox University
B.A.
Political Science
George Fox University

Introduction

I am trained as a Community Psychologist to investigate practices and processes that support social transformation, human flourishing, and community organizing. 

Scholarly Interests

Community Psychology; Intersection of Race, Religion, and Community Organizing; Feminist, Decolonial, and Community Based Research Methods

Current Research

My research explores how grassroots communities develop social critique and organize for social change. Much of my research is focused on investigating how American Christian faith communities understand the problem of racism and how they organize for antiracism. I intend my future research to engage with Indigenous organizing in the PNW. My research methods are primarily qualitative, feminist, decolonial, and community based.

Teaching

19YCH 220: Lifespan Development

TPSYCH 320: Race, Class, and Gender as Contexts for Child Development

TPSYCH 306: Community Psychology, Research, and Action