Amplifying Community Voice to Drive Real Change
Community insight. Trusted research. Action that reflects lived experience.
AfricaLogical
Our work employs a distinctive Community Valued Research approach that centers the amplification of community voice to inform and drive documented changes in laws, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. We regard the community as the primary expert and believe that elevating and valuing community input is essential to generating the richest data and envisioning strong, sustainable futures.
What's happening right now
- Healthcare decisions are being made every day.
- Community voices are too often missing from the process.
- Stories, data, and lived experience can help shape better policy.
- AfricaLogical helps bring those voices into the conversation
Community knowledge deserves to be heard, respected, and used.
Community Members
Your lived experience is the foundation of true equity. Add your voice to the movement.
Policymakers
Make decisions grounded in reality. Leverage our community-valued research.
Meet the Team
Ivan Douglas Hicks, Ph.D.
Community Valued Research
Research built with communities, not just about them.
A leader in community-valued research and scholar activism,
Dr. Hicks has dedicated his work to amplifying community
voice and advancing health equity through research, policy,
and engagement.
Gwendolyn Kelley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice-President of Research
Design and Development
Kelli Lester
Chief Administrator
Christa Williams-Lambert
Research Assistant/Project Manager
Darrin Cook, Jr.
Media Consultant
Our Approach
Scholar Activism
We bridge the gap between academic rigor and on-the-ground reality.
Community Valued Research
Research built with communities, ensuring relevance and ethical practice.
Policy + Community + Data
Triangulating insights to force meaningful shifts in systemic equity.