Minneapolis’ Research in Action CEO Brittany Lewis says that too often, institutions conduct research on communities without including them, and that their findings never reach the people they are supposed to help.

Lewis is out with a book Tuesday that outlines a different framework. It’s called "Building a New Table: A Community-Centered Handbook for Transformative Social Change." She talked with MPR News host Nina Moini about how she realized she wanted to put her new book into the world and what it looks like when research does not effectively include the communities they are supposed to be focused on.

Lewis will celebrate the launch of her book at the Loft Literary Center on Tuesday at 6 p.m.