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Research Initiatives

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Needs Assessment

  • CROW is working with community partners and stakeholders to conduct a needs assessment of pregnant and parenting teens in Shelby County...(more)

Childcare as an Investment in the Future

  • CROW and the Institute for Women's Studies at the University of Georgia are collaborating with the National Council for Research on Women on a project funded by the Ms. Foundation with support for local data collection from the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis. The purpose of this research is...(more)                       

Women's Health Report Card

  • In an endeavor to assess the health of women in Shelby County, CROW partnered with the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis and the Ozanne Customer Analytics Group of West Haven, Connecticut to create a Shelby County Women's Health Report Card...(more)

Infant Mortality in Memphis

  • CROW is working to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce infant mortality called Community Voice...(more)

Girls Incorporated Evaluation        

  • Girls Incorporated of Memphis has commissioned CROW to evaluate the effectiveness of...(more)

Girl Scouts Evaluation                

  • CROW has been commissioned by the Girl Scouts Heart of the South (GSHS) to evaluate programs aimed at promoting courage, confidence, and character in the lives of the girls who participate in their programs...(more)

HIV/Aids Transportation Needs Assessment Study

  • CROW, in collaboration with the United Way of the Mid-South, the Mid-South Coalition on HIV/AIDS, and the Ryan White Part A Planning Council, conducted an interdisciplinary, multimethods needs assessment of transportation barriers to HIV/AIDS service delivery to consumers...(more)           

Families First and Tennessee's Single Female-Headed Households

  • The Women's Economic Security Campaign commissioned national and local/regional research briefs on specific policy issues that impact the well being of low-income women. CROW researchers examined Tennessee's TANF program, Families First, and its effectiveness in serving the state's single female-headed households...(more)       

Sexual Harassment of Teens in Memphis Middle and High Schools

  • CROW and the Memphis Area Women's Council teamed up to investigate the frequency, types, and long-term impact of sexual harassment experienced by teenagers in Memphis middle and high schools...(more)

Campus Safety for Women

  • Project to assess, reduce and prevent violence against women on University of Memphis campuses...(more)

Supporting Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

  • Project in development to systematically increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines at the University of Memphis.
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Current Research Interest Groups (RIGS)

  • Women's Health
  • Sexual Orientation & Gender Identification
  • Women in the Arts & Humanities
  • Women, Globalization & the U.S. South
  • Women & Work
  • Women & STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
  • Women and the Environment

If you are interested in participating in one or more of CROW's Research Interest Groups contact us.


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