Assistant Professor Christopher St. Vil and colleague publish article, "Bursting bubbles: Outcomes of an intergroup contact intervention within the context of a community based violence intervention program"

Kudos to Assistant Professor Christopher St. Vil and colleague on the publication of their article, "Bursting bubbles: Outcomes of an intergroup contact intervention within the context of a community based violence intervention program" in the Journal of Community Practice.

St. Vil, C. & Boaitey, K. (2021). Bursting bubbles: Outcomes of an inter-group contact intervention within the context of a community-based violence intervention program. Journal of Community Practice. 

Intergroup contact theory has received much quantitative support. However few efforts have attempted to apply qualitative methodologies to understand the perceptions of individuals who experience these contacts. we conducted 19 interviews to explore the perceptions of stakeholders of a community-based fitness program whose goal was to increase intergroup contact among its stakeholders. Participants reflected on the program reducing their social isolation, increasing opportunities for engagement outside one’s own group, and expanded world views.