Meet Our Research Strategist

Morgan Love specializes in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis across local, state, and national projects. With a specialized focus on community-led research and program evaluation through an Indigenous lens, Morgan employs advanced data analysis techniques to drive meaningful change within communities. Her mission is to reshape conventional Western research paradigms into comprehensive and holistic bodies of work that empowers communities. She achieves this by equipping individuals and organizations with tools, training, and opportunities for capacity building in addition to strategic action planning and equity framework development.

American Indian Health & Services. (2019) Community Wellness Report.

Knight, K., Love, M., Williams, J., & Vargas, M. (2023). Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative: Co-Creating and Actionizing a New Community-Led Equity Framework. Social Sciences, 12(8), 441.

Love, M., Knight, K., Williams, J., & Vargas M. (2024). Indigenous Approaches to Equity Research: A Story of California’s Central Coast Community. In Antunes, A., & Howard, J. (Eds.), All In: Community Engaged Scholarship for Social Change (pp. 113-135). Myers Education Press.

Shukla, R., Turner, B. J., Ramos, G. G., Love, M., D'Isabella, J., & Soto, C. (2023). American Indian and Alaska Native substance use treatment: Barriers and facilitators according to an implementation framework. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 209095.