Research
Women of color are not at the margins of the economy. They are its architects.
Belle’s doctoral research centers how women of color lead community economic development and define success on their own terms.
Research questions shaped by respect.
Rather than treating community leaders as subjects to be explained, Belle approaches them as theorists and experts in their own work. Her scholarship connects geography, economic development, feminist thought, and the everyday systems that move resources across borders.
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