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Laboratory for Applied Social Research (LASR)<\/h1>\n

The Laboratory for Applied Social Research in the Department of Sociology at Northern Arizona University strives to provide high-quality social research services to partners and clients inside the university and out, to develop opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain experience in working on applied research projects, and to serve university and local community members as a resource in support of social research activities.<\/p>\n

LASR offers a range of research services to clients, including survey design and implementation, focus groups, program evaluation, data analysis, and data management.<\/p>\n

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The NORPAK Review<\/h3>\n

Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 2026<\/h3>\n

The NORPAK Review<\/em> is a cross-disciplinary, editor-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and knowledge exchange across the fields of circumpolar studies, critical Arctic studies, Arctic social sciences, and desert studies. The journal was launched as a platform to reduce barriers to knowledge sharing and expand opportunities for exchange beyond conventional disciplinary and academic boundaries. It highlights scholarly, practitioner, student, and community based work, including research articles and notes, conference presentations, methodological papers, community studies, and applied research that connects knowledge to practice, policy, and lived experience. In doing so, The NORPAK Review<\/em> provides space for diverse forms of knowledge production that engage with the social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic realities shaping northern, Arctic, and desert regions. Download the entire first issue here<\/a> or visit the repository directly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editorial Introduction<\/strong>
\nRethinking the North: An Introduction to The NORPAK Review.
\nStefanie Kunze and Ibrahim Berrada<\/em>
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Research Article<\/strong>
\nThe Language of Conquest: The Role of Linguistic Weaponisation in the Establishment of Settler Colonial States
\nJessica Louise Hall <\/em>
\nView Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Article<\/strong>
\nCat’s Cradle as a Relational Framework in Mapping Traditional Knowledge: Herders of Kazakhstan, Farmers of the Italian South, and Tribal Communities of the US Gulf Coast
\nArina Melkozernova and Dilraba Anayatova <\/em>
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Methodologies <\/strong>
\nExperiential Archives and Northern Policy: A Counter-Policy Method for Community-Centred Research
\nJohn W. Bessai <\/em>
\nView Details<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Student Research Article<\/strong>
\nThe Paradoxical Relationship Between NATO\u2019s Operation Arctic Sentry Securitization Discourse and the Environmental Effects of Russian Shadow Fleets
\nEvan Davis, Eric Hardwick, John Reznichek, Baibhav Saraf, and Roderick Toms<\/em>
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Research Notes<\/strong>
\nDigital imaginaries, lived experiences, and Arctic Ocean futures: Between global representations and situated knowledges
\nLaetitia Barbu and Jiang Yang<\/em>
\nView Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Notes<\/strong>
\nFrozen in time: The un-sustainable development of the Hawaiian tourism industry and its effects on Indigenous Hawaiian sovereignty
\nHenri Keskinen<\/em>
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Research Notes<\/strong>
\nThe art of writing environmental myths in the Arctic: Resilience and meaning-making at the UArctic Congress
\nMichael Laiho\u00a0 <\/em>
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Open Access<\/strong>
\nThe NORPAK Review<\/em> is an open-access journal published by the Northern Research, Policy, and Arctic Knowledge Hub (NORPAK) and the Department of Sociology at Northern Arizona University. NORPAK and the Department of Sociology hold membership in the University of the Arctic (UArctic), an international network of universities, research institutes, and organizations engaged in northern and Arctic research and education.<\/p>\n

Creative Commons License<\/strong>
\n\u00a9 2026 The NORPAK Review. Copyright remains with their respective authors. Unless otherwise indicated, content published in The NORPAK Review is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Third-party materials are excluded from this license and remain subject to their respective copyright terms.<\/p>\n

Our people<\/h2>\n

Affiliated faculty<\/h3>\n

April Petillo, PhD
\n<\/strong>Director, Laboratory for Applied Social Research (LASR)
\nCo-Chair, Department of Social Transformation (Women’s and Gender Studies Lead)
\nEmail: April.Petillo@nau.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 928-523-6552<\/p>\n

Stefanie Kunze, PhD
\n<\/strong>Executive Director, Northern Research, Policy, and Arctic Knowledge Hub (NORPAK)
\nAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology
\nEmail: Stefanie.Kunze@nau.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 928-523-9458<\/p>\n

Ibrahim Berrada, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector of Northern Research, NORPAK
\nAssociate Director of Applied Student Research, LASR
\nAssistant Teaching Professor, Department of Sociology
\nIbrahim.Berrada@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact us<\/h2>\n

To contact the LASR team regarding a potential project, please fill out the form below.<\/p>\n