Six 90-minute live webinar sessions over 8 weeks, with structured catch-up weeks built in so you can test concepts in your work between sessions.

Participants also receive:

• 💬 Two private 30-minute advisory sessions with Dr. Corley — bring your active or proposed community engagement initiative and get individualized guidance

• 🌐 Six-month membership in (Co)Action Lab — a community of practice for social change-makers, included free with your enrollment

• 📜 Certificate of competency with engaged attendance at all course sessions (partial certification for attended sections is also available)

• ▶️ Access to course recordings through January 31, 2027

Each cohort is limited to 25 seats to preserve the quality of active discussions, access to personal advisory sessions, and participant connections.

FALL 2026 COHORT DATES

Wednesdays, October 21 – December 9, 2026,
7:30–9:00 PM US ET

No live sessions on November 4 and 25

Tracy A. Corley, PhD — Founder and President, yuroboros SPC | Engaged Scholar-Practitioner in Urban and Environmental Affairs

Engaged scholar-practitioner Tracy A. Corley is frequently sought as an expert, speaker, and lecturer in urban and environmental affairs. Dr. Corley teaches and conducts research worldwide, advancing transformative approaches for places seeking to co-create governance, policies, and research through deeper community relationships. She has presented her systematic review "Transformative Science for Transitional Times" at global conferences including the 2024 International Conference on Urban Affairs in New York, and in 2025 delivered "Introduction to Transformative Science" as a graduate course for the School of Public and Business Management at the State University of Maringá in Brazil.

Previously, Dr. Corley directed graduate programs for Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities and formalized the community-engaged research program at Conservation Law Foundation, expanding participatory research across New England. As an author, she published The Strategy String: An Organizational Primer for Tying Strategy to Performance and applies its framework in her advisory and consulting services. She is also lead author of multiple peer-reviewed publications, including "Do You See What I Smell? A Participatory Visual Arts Method for Documenting Residents’ Experiences with Odors in Providence, Rhode Island", and From Transactional to Transformative: The Case for Equity in Gateway City Transit-Oriented Development. Her production credits include a WGBH webinar series on equitable development, and she is an accomplished event keynote, moderator, and host.

Learn more about Dr. Corley's work and scholarship.

Live online sessions are held on Wednesdays (except November 4 and 25), October 21 – December 9, 2026 at 7:30–9:00 PM US Eastern time.

• Wed, Oct 21 — Kickoff / Module 1
• Wed, Oct 28 — Module 2
• Wed, Nov 4 — No Live Session: Catch-up / Reflection Week
• Wed, Nov 11 — Module 3
• Wed, Nov 18 — Module 4
• Wed, Nov 25 — No Live Session: Catch-up / Reflection Week
• Wed, Dec 2 — Module 5
• Wed, Dec 9 — Module 6 / Close

Although all sessions are recorded for later reference, active participation is required in each session for full certification. Partial certification is available for those unable to attend all sessions.

Participants are also encouraged to schedule their half-hour advisory sessions with Dr. Corley before January 31, 2027.

Participants are also encouraged to participate in their (Co)Action Lab Practice Group from January through June 2027. The commitment includes participation in a monthly 2-hour Coaching Circle and monthly 30-minute accountability partner meetings. For more details, visit the (Co)Action Lab page.

MODULE 1 — Why Engage Community? From Extraction to Participation
Wednesday, October 21

Where did extractive ways of working come from, and why do they persist? We trace the roots of extraction, modern-day extractive practices, and explore how participatory approaches can either deepen or dissolve them. You'll be introduced to community engagement strategies and frameworks including the Spectrum of Community Engagement, the emergence of transformative approaches across different fields, and how practitioners are putting these tools to work in projects like yours.

MODULE 2 — The Ethics of Engagement
Wednesday, October 28

What does it mean to engage community ethically? Together we'll examine the considerations that arise when planning, research, and governance work on behalf of the public — including the honest tensions between purpose and practice. You'll develop the mindset for choosing the right kind of engagement for each situation, understand how differences in power shape ethical choices, and practice aligning the interests of everyone at the table.

MODULE 3 — Ways of Knowing for Effective Engagement
Wednesday, November 11

Communities, especially those divided between mainstream and marginalized experiences, often hold different ways of knowing, and those differences matter for effective engagement. But what does it take to bridge them? We'll explore varied knowledge systems and wisdom traditions, and look closely at how personal experience serves as crucial, valid data for connecting disparate communities.

MODULE 4 — Ways of Being When Engaging Others
Wednesday, November 18

Engagement isn't just a to-do on a project checklist: it shapes, and is shaped by, who we are. We'll explore definitions of engagement and community and how power, processes, and relationships affect these concepts in research, planning, and governance. This exploration will also consider how "reality gaps" contribute to miscommunication, misinformation, misperceptions, and eroded trust in shared facts.

MODULE 5 — Ways to Co-Create with Communities
Wednesday, December 2

Co-creation requires good relationships. Otherwise, it is difficult to engage communities in investigating, analyzing, and shaping recommendations for research and planning. We'll explore a range of scientific and evidence-based methods rooted in relational process, including non-traditional methods such as arts-based and somatic approaches. Such tools for investigating, analyzing, and making meaning invite people to participate through familiar and accessible ways that sustain co-creation over time.

MODULE 6 — Assessing Extraction and Engagement
Wednesday, December 9

This module brings it all together: we'll assess real-world cases for engagement opportunities and pitfalls using the tools built across the course and see examples of the frameworks in action. We'll close with a celebration of your learning cohort's journey and how you can continue as a practice group with your complimentary (Co)Action Lab membership.

Save your seat before they fill! Course is limited to 25 seats to preserve the quality of active discussions, personal advisory session access, and participant connections.

Early-bird tuition: $1,695
through September 30, 2026 with coupon code NLYP6GDR

Regular tuition: $2,295
from October 1, 2026 until registration closes

Enroll today!

SCHOLARSHIPS: 🎓 Up to 5 scholarships for reduced tuition are available. If cost is a barrier — particularly for practitioners and scholars in under-resourced roles and contexts — ask us about eligibility and availability at the introductory webinar or by email.