PROJECT & PROGRAM LEADS
LIFT Project Director
DR. DANIELLE K. BROWN
Danielle K. Brown, PhD is the LIFT Project founder and director. She recently joined Michigan State University as the 1855 Community and Urban Journalism Associate Professor, but originally began this project at the University of Minnesota where she served as the Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality. Keep an eye out for her upcoming book "After a Reckoning." She is an award-winning, political communication researcher investigating the intersection of media, historically excluded communities, and social justice efforts. She is known for her media critiques of protest coverage and is now interested in producing solutions-based research that intervenes with power systems that oppress. Read more about her work here: www.daniellekbrown.com
LIFTxVoices Lead
JARRAD HENDERSON
Jarrad Henderson is the LIFTxVoices Program leader and founder of PopUp Docs, a mobile editing studio aimed at training the next generation of visual media makers. Jarrad is a 4x Emmy Award-winning visual journalist and respected educator who has produced industry-recognized content in large newsrooms for over a decade. A highly sought-after multimedia alchemist, Henderson is a trusted industry leader who seeks to democratize journalism by empowering new voices to share their stories. He is currently at Michigan State University as an Artist In Residence.
OTHER CONSULTANTS & COLLABORATORS
Christina Harisiadis, University of Minnesota, summer research assistant
Tracy Gunapalan, University of Minnesota, graduate research assistant
Calvin DeFoster, High school research assistant
Dr. David C. Wilson, University of California Berkeley, consultant
OUR RESEARCH TEAM
OUR ACCOMPLICES
POP
UP
DOCS
Pop Up Docs helps plan and executes visual media workshops to bring the LIFT Projects best stories and most meaningful research findings to life and to the public. Youth and young adults from underrepresented populations participate in micro-apprenticeships to learn the trade, build their skills and resumes, and tell their community's stories.
Pop into PopUp Docs.
See our collab results.
DPI
DIVERSITY
PLEDGE
INSTITUTE
By combining the research expertise of the Diversity Pledge Institute's team and the LIFT Project's team, we work together to provide comprehensive assessment of the sustainability and profitability of DEI efforts in non-profit news organizations.
Learn more about DPI.
Inquire about our DEI Consultation Services.
IN BLACK
INK
In Black Ink served as a critical community partner for helping us connect with relevant community organizations and survey Minneapolis and St Paul residents. Their numerous community meetings and events were vital to outreach efforts.
Link with In Black Ink.
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TOGETHER