Using community-based research to build coalitions and drive change
what we do
Restorative Research Consulting collaborates with community-based organizations to facilitate research initiatives that center the needs and desired outcomes of system-impacted people. At RRC, we customize a research plan that fits the goals of your organization and your community. We are especially invested in working closely with change makers committed to healing communities through restorative solutions to societal needs.
mission
To demonstrate the power of rehabilitation, reform, and coalition building by centering the voices of system-impacted communities in research and evaluation that affects them.
vision
We imagine a world where community support and rehabilitation are the status quo of our peacemaking, not the exceptions.
about the founder
Gabriella Licata (she/her) is a researcher, educator, and community advocate who has worked on social justice-centered research projects that prioritize participatory action and emancipatory research approaches. She has served in various roles a researcher and consultant with change makers across the Bay Area and California.​
Gabriella earned a PhD in sociolinguistics at UC Berkeley in 2023, where she worked on a variety of projects spanning human behavioral sciences, including anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and program evaluation. Her goals are to support community organizations through research and evaluation and move forward investigative research that supports progressive social change.
