Research Fridays

Research Fridays at the HRC are an opportunity for VCU faculty, staff and partners to share scholarly research and work in progress, as well as host workshops that assist with all aspects of research, grant writing, publishing, and more.

Tribal Engagement Principles and Best Practices

Date: Friday, Oct 9, 2026

Join us for a Research Fridays event with Lindsey Johnson, Chickahominy Tribal Citizen and Community Liaison Specialist for the Virginia Center on Aging and the VCU Office of Health Initiatives, Patricia Slattum, a pharmacist and core faculty at the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, Virginia Geriatric Education Center, Virginia Center on Aging at VCU, and Dr. Sarah Montoya, Co-director of the Indigenous Humanities Lab to discuss tribal engagement best practices.

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Trauma and the Self across Media: From Graphic Memoirs to Autobiographical Video Games

Date: Friday, Sep 26, 2025

Join us for a Research Fridays event with Dr. Loredana Bercuci, Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at West University of Timișoara, Romania, and Erasmus+ Visiting Faculty at VCU.

Sarah Raskin

Structural Racism in the History of U.S. Professional Dentistry

Date: Friday, Jan 16, 2026

Join us for a Research Fridays event with Dr. Sarah Raskin, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU.

Oppression Made Us Leaders: Black Women, Heavy Lifting, and Leadership in State Legislatures

Date: Friday, Jan 30, 2026

Join us for a Research Fridays event with Dr. Jatia Wrighten, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at VCU.