research-l Mailing List: introducing myself Becca Brackett

[Becca Brackett (becca]

 Where you are geographically located? 

                         in Minneapolis, MN  in the Homewood neighborhood

- What brought you here and what your interests are?

             I am Fred Olson's spouse, who along with Neil runs the Cohousing-L mailing list.  Although the Cohousing-L mailing list has been able to answer many questions about cohousing, I want to support adequate quantitative  studies of what works to create Coho communities that thrive.   
- What are your professional and/or academic affiliations?
              I am a retired Family MD,  but was a Sociology-Anthropology major at Carleton. Not affiliated with any research institution at present.       

- If you are a resident of a cohousing or intentional community, which one do you call home?

            Forming community - Cedar Cohousing in the Twin Cities     https://cedarcohousing.llc

- Anything else, you’d would like us and others here to know about you and your work. 

                        I am also involved with the Twin Cities Cohousing Network, which is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization.  We are trying to educate about cohousing, and stimulate formation  of core groups but have not found any particularly successful ways to do it.   https://tccoho.org

Are there any Academic Architecture  institutions that have a dedicated interest in cohousing,  or perhaps interest and expertise in the spatial formations that foster community and interaction instead of alienation?

Cheers, Becca

 

Cedar Cohousing LLC

Becca [at] CedarCoHousing.LLC

(612) 524-8003