The CPL develops theoretical perspectives grounded in our community partnership experiences. Theoretical development, in turn, informs how we conceptualize and guide community work. Recent and forthcoming publications from CPL team members include:
“Identification” by Ty Chapman
CPL Fellow Ty Chapman reflects on his racial, ethnic, and cultural identity in “Identification.” This piece is published in Hidden Narratives: Perspectives of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Pharmacy, a collection of 24 personal essays that features the stories and experiences of pharmacy professionals who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.
Chapman, T. (2024). Identification. In C. Y. White, P. K. Davis, V. Arya, A. L. Storyward, & K. A. Wiltz II (Eds.), Hidden Narratives: Perspectives of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Pharmacy. ASHP.
“Oral history: A tool to explore community occupation” by Sayoko Kawabata et al.
CPL Fellow Sayoko Kawabata, along with CPL Primary Lead Dr. Ryan Lavalley and CPL Affiliate Dr. Jenny Womack, explore oral histories as a method for studying community occupation in this journal article. The piece draws on the authors’ community practice, including collecting oral histories in Fairview to inform community engagement and programming; centering community oral histories and goals in the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s mission and work; and developing Habitat for Humanity of Orange County’s Crescent Magnolia to address community-expressed needs for affordable housing for older adults.
Kawabata, S., Womack, J., & Lavalley, R. (2025). Oral history: A tool to explore community occupation. Journal of Occupational Science (In Press).
“Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living” by Lauren Selingo et al.
CPL Lead Dr. Lauren Selingo, along with colleagues Drs. Jaclyn Schwartz and Catana Brown, explore mental health in daily life in this chapter within Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation (3rd ed.). The chapter explores the impacts that mental health challenges can have on engagement in needed and desired activities and instrumental activities of daily living, including how occupational therapy professionals can intentionally collaborate with clients to assess and promote engagement in these critical occupations.
Selingo, L., Schwartz, J. K., & Brown, C. (2025). Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. In C. Brown, J. P. Muñoz, & V. C. Stoffel (Eds.), Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation (3rd ed.). F. A. Davis.
“Bridging generations and building community in Northside” by Ty Chapman
CPL Fellow Ty Chapman reflects on the process of building community in this op-ed published in the Daily Tar Heel. The piece details Ty’s journey from PharmD student to LINK resident to CPL Fellow as well as lessons learned from the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s unique model of building and sustaining community by bridging generations in Northside.
Chapman, T. (2025). Op-Ed: Bridging generations and building community in Northside. Daily Tar Heel. https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025/04/opinion-oped-jackson-center-northside
“When power speaks back: An arts-based case for problematizing pragmatic analyses of social transformation” by Seth Mitchell and Ryan Lavalley
CPL Fellow Seth Mitchell and CPL Primary Lead Dr. Ryan Lavalley engage power and social transformation through the arts in this journal article. Drawing upon the activism of ACT UP’s artist collective, Gran Fury, this piece evaluates the opportunities and limitations of using Deweyan pragmatism as a theory to explain, analyze, and guide community-led social transformation.
Mitchell, S., & Lavalley, R. (2025). When power speaks back: An arts-based case for problematizing pragmatic analyses of social transformation. Journal of Occupational Science (In Press).