Audrey Faye Falk

Audrey Falk , Ed.D., is Director of the Community Engagement Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Education and Community Studies in the School of Education and Social Policy. Dr. Falk teaches core courses in the Community Engagement Master's Program such as Research Methods, Capstone, and Community Engagement: Theory and Practice. Dr. Falk also oversees the Community Engagement Fellowship Program, through which graduate students in Community Engagement complete year-long service experiences in conjunction with their studies and benefit from a full-tuition scholarship. Dr. Falk's research focuses on service-learning and community-engaged research. She completed her doctoral studies in Community Agency Educational Administration at Boston University and she undertook post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Maryland, College Park and at the American Institutes for Research. Prior to coming to Merrimack College in 2011, Dr. Falk spent four years in the Department of Family Studies and Community Development at Towson University. Earlier in her career, Dr. Falk served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Romania and held nonprofit leadership positions in the Arc of South Norfolk County and the Columbia Point Community Partnership.

Publications

An International E-Community Engagement Initiative Exploring College and Career Pathways: A Literature Review
An International E-Community Engagement Initiative Exploring College and Career Pathways: A Literature Review
Audrey Faye Falk, Sameerah Tawfeeq Saeed, Martina Jordaan, Madasu Bhaskara Rao, Nour El Houda Chaoui. © 2024. 28 pages.
This chapter provides a literature review and conceptual framework for a current international e-community-engagement project which is taking place from January through March...
Exploring the Literature and Rationale for Global E-Cultural Learning
Exploring the Literature and Rationale for Global E-Cultural Learning
Audrey Faye Falk, Martina Jordaan, Sameerah T. Saeed, Nour El Houda Chaoui, Madasu Bhaskara Rao. © 2023. 27 pages.
This chapter is the work of scholars across five countries and three continents. This chapter will provide an extensive review of the relevant scholarly literature that grounds...
The Disciplining and Professionalization of Community Engagement: The Master's Degree
The Disciplining and Professionalization of Community Engagement: The Master's Degree
Audrey Faye Falk, Jamie Willer. © 2022. 18 pages.
Efforts are underway to professionalize the field of community engagement and to build the discipline of community engagement. This work requires the articulation of the...
Advancing College Diversity and Access Through Partnership
Advancing College Diversity and Access Through Partnership
Audrey Faye Falk, Raisa Teresa Carrasco-Velez, Michael Shannon, Erika Proulx. © 2022. 22 pages.
This chapter focuses on the promises and challenges of partnerships as a vehicle for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education. Designing, implementing, and...
Lawrence2College: A Mentoring Initiative
Lawrence2College: A Mentoring Initiative
Audrey Faye Falk, Ashley J. Carey. © 2021. 22 pages.
High school graduation and college access are critical vehicles for individuals' social mobility and for community change. This chapter provides an overview of...
Pedagogy of the Pandemic: Reflections of Mother-Scholar-Practitioners
Pedagogy of the Pandemic: Reflections of Mother-Scholar-Practitioners
Audrey Faye Falk, Kate Orbon. © 2021. 21 pages.
This chapter explores emergency remote teaching and learning experiences at the K-12 educational levels and in higher education within the context of the Coronavirus pandemic....
Peer Support of Graduate Students of Color Through a Formal Graduate Student Association
Peer Support of Graduate Students of Color Through a Formal Graduate Student Association
Kya Rose Roumimper, Audrey Faye Falk. © 2021. 19 pages.
This chapter explores the experiences of graduate students of color and examines the support systems in place to promote their success in the academy. The authors provide an...
Career-Ready Through Remote and Hybrid Fellowships: Experiential Learning in Graduate Education
Career-Ready Through Remote and Hybrid Fellowships: Experiential Learning in Graduate Education
Audrey Faye Falk, Tiana Jeneá Lawrence. © 2021. 22 pages.
This chapter reports on the experience of students in a graduate program with an intensive, field-based fellowship component. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these students have...
The Disciplining and Professionalization of Community Engagement: The Master's Degree
The Disciplining and Professionalization of Community Engagement: The Master's Degree
Audrey Faye Falk, Jamie Willer. © 2020. 18 pages.
Efforts are underway to professionalize the field of community engagement and to build the discipline of community engagement. This work requires the articulation of the...
Appreciative Inquiry and Graduate Students' Professional Development
Appreciative Inquiry and Graduate Students' Professional Development
Audrey Faye Falk, Christina M. Berthelsen, Linda Meccouri. © 2020. 17 pages.
This chapter focuses on the use of appreciative inquiry in higher education and community contexts, providing an extensive review of this literature. Furthermore, the chapter...
Peer Support of Graduate Students of Color Through a Formal Graduate Student Association
Peer Support of Graduate Students of Color Through a Formal Graduate Student Association
Kya Rose Roumimper, Audrey Faye Falk. © 2019. 19 pages.
This chapter explores the experiences of graduate students of color and examines the support systems in place to promote their success in the academy. The authors provide an...
Lawrence2College: A Mentoring Initiative
Lawrence2College: A Mentoring Initiative
Audrey Faye Falk, Ashley J. Carey. © 2018. 22 pages.
High school graduation and college access are critical vehicles for individuals' social mobility and for community change. This chapter provides an overview of...
Supporting Graduate Students to Implement Community-Engaged Research
Supporting Graduate Students to Implement Community-Engaged Research
Audrey Faye Falk, Brittany E. Vine. © 2017. 29 pages.
Community engagement is a growing field and engaged research is vital to the field. Community-engaged research has the defining features and principles of community...