Academia represents a sector wealthy in data and methodological resources that can be tapped in the implementation of the HIA process. This session will explore the opportunities and benefits, along with the challenges, of engaging academia in HIA. Leading practitioners in the field will present details of their work and offer strategies for how academia can get involved in HIA practice.
Kim Gilhuly, Human Impact Partners
HIA + Community Organizing: A model for HIA Success (PDF)
John Stedman, WISDOM
Phyllis Hill, ISAIAH
Becky Dennison, Los Angeles Community Action Network