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Greer Hamilton

Research Fellow and LEO Adjunct Lecturer

Greer Hamilton

Greer Hamilton, PhD ‘23, is a place-based researcher who examines how systems of oppression are embedded into the built environment and subsequently impact people’s health, well-being and use of public spaces. As a researcher, she uses community-engaged and arts-based approaches to understand study participants’ experiences with places. Prior to her work as a researcher, she worked in Buffalo, New York for nonprofits focused on health inequities and community capacity building.

Research Interests/Focus

Place-based research; how systems of oppression are embedded into the built environment and subsequently impact people’s health, well-being and use of public spaces.

Contact Information

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(734) 647-6537[email protected]University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

Year Degree   School
2023 PhD Social Work Boston University School of Social Work
2016 MSW University of Buffalo, New York
2016 BA Health and Human Services University of Buffalo, New York

News

Year Description
20224 Littman, D., Hamilton, G., Gutierrez, L., Sonsteng-Person, M., Pinto, R. (2024, January). Democratizing Knowledge through Teaching, Collecting, and Disseminating Arts-Based Research. 2024 Society for Social Work and Research Conference
2024 Hamilton, G., Krings, A., Williams, D. A., Rao, S. (2024, January) Collective Care and Abolition: Implications for Climate Justice. 2024 Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
2024 Hamilton, G., Pinto, R., Anderson, B., Howard, R. (2024) Storytelling for social impact:Using art and critical dialogue to address environmental inequities. 2025 Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
2024 Littman, D., Hamilton, G., Lown, D., (2024) ‘Doing’ person in environment: Using Embodied Geographic Methods (EGMs) in social work research. 2025 Society for Social Work and Research
2024 Hamilton, G., Doherty, F., Lown, J., Bell, F. (2024) Environmental arts and humanities: Interdisciplinary approaches to foster environmental connection, understanding, and action. 2025 Society for Social Work and Research Conference
2022 Hudda, N., Durant, J. L., Hamilton, G. (2022, February) Sustainable Air Quality in Near Highway Affordable Housing. 2022 Building Energy Boston Conference and Trade Show, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
2022 Hamilton, G., Beaugard, C., Langis, G. (2022, October). The Harm Reduction Movement in Massachusetts: An Oral History. 13th National Harm Reduction Conference.
2022 Stotz, C., Bosak, J., Lunze, K., Lang, S.W., Walt, G., Sprague Martinez, L., Battaglia, T., Chassler, D., Hamilton, G., McClay, C., Gillen, F., Rodriguez, S., Kim, E., Bell, S., Medley. (2022, November). Community Advisory Board (CAB) Member Perspectives from Early Engagement in the HEALing CommunitiesStudy. 2022 AMERSA Conference
2022 Smeltzer, R., Pustz, J., Stopka, T., Alvarez, T., Baker, T., Chassler, D., Erwin, N.,Glasgow, L., Hamilton, G., Harris, A., LaRochelle, M., Marcelin, F., Oga, E., Pinkhover, A., Quinn, M., Rodriguez, R., Walley, A., Chatterjee, A. (2022, November). 90 Years Later: Redlining and Prevalence of Fatal Opioid Overdose in Massachusetts. 2022 AMERSA Conference.
2021 Tang Yan, C., Hamilton, G., Dimitri, N., & Young, A. (2021, January). Examining Participatory Approaches to Youth & Community-Led Health Promotion Strategies through a Critical Race Theory Lens. Roundtable, 2021 Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
2021 Hudda, N., Hamilton, G. A., Meglio, D., Zamore, W., Reisner, E., & Durant, J. L.(2021, August). Sustainable Air Quality in Near Highway Affordable Housing: A multiple stakeholder engagement study in Somerville, MA. Oral presentation, 2021 International Society of Exposure Science Annual Meeting.

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