This page includes summaries of current or ongoing research projects and partnerships. Please see my CV or google scholar for past projects and/or related publications. Working papers from these projects are available on request – please email me!
YOUTH FAMILY CAREGIVING AND THE EVERYDAY GEOGRAPHY OF CHILDHOOD. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this research project examines the everyday experiences and emotions of caregiving youth in Palm Beach County, Florida, in partnership with the American Association of Caregiving Youth. Olson, PI. Research Assistants: Leiha Edmonds (current) and Dr. Mark Ortiz (past).
REPORT ON CAREGIVING YOUTH IN THE US (2023): In collaboration with the Caregiving Youth Institute of the American Association of Caregiving Youth, the Caregiving Youth Research Collaborative released a report on the state of research, policy, and practice as it pertains to this special population. The full report can be dowloaded below, or use this link for the Institute website, where you will also find the executive summary or recommendations.
WELL CARE: Investing in the mental wellbeing and resilience of long-term care workers and informal care workers through identification, evaluation and good practices across Europe. European Horizons consortium grant (E.U. Horizons). The consortium will focus on mental health of caregivers in Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, and Sweden, to develop prototypes and models of good practices. It is an honor to join the consortium as the U.S. partner.
Social Geographies/Bricks as Memory: A collaboration between UNC students, Culture Mill, Southern Futures @ CPA, and the Marian Cheek Jackson Center. This is an ongoing partnership exploring the relationship between cultural landscape, somatic experience, and art in the context of historical and contemporary geographies of race as they relate to the UNC campus. Several outputs are available on the CPA-Southern Futures website, and will be updated here as we continue our work.