This grant will strengthen an existing partnership between the Center for Urban Education Leadership at the University of Illinois-Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools.
With this award, Sanchez will promote a culture of collective responsibility for mentoring graduate students of color by sharing what she learns with her research team and the faculty and graduate students within her department and college.
Does a program to train youth mentors in cultural humility and social justice improve their relationships with and outcomes for low-income youth of color
Are postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptives (PPLARC) a culturally and developmentally appropriate strategy to reduce unplanned repeat births among Latina teenage mothers?
The investigators will examine what research is used by intermediaries, how that research is packaged and conveyed to policymakers, and how policymakers use it across three policy issues at the federal level and in three cities.
The investigator plans to write a book for youth policymakers and practitioners detailing the competencies adolescents need for adulthood in the 21st century.
David DuBois, Ph.D.,professor, community health sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, will work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA).
A group of neighborhood researchers will meet to examine the state of knowledge on the effects of neighborhoods on individual and family functioning and the methodological and measurement challenges in studying neighborhood effects.
Janelle Scott is a PI on 1 grant to University of California, Berkeley, a co-PI on 1 grant to University of Illinois, Chicago, and a co-PI on 1 grant to Bank Street College of Education; an author on 1 publication and 1 blog post; and ...
Carla Herrera is a co-PI on 1 grant to University Of Illinois, a co-PI on 1 grant to Portland State University, a co-PI on 2 grants to Public/Private Ventures, a co-PI on 1 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and a ...
Elizabeth Debray is a co-PI on 1 grant to University of California, Berkeley and a co-PI on 1 grant to University of Illinois, Chicago, and is an author on 1 publication and 1 blog post.
Bruce Western is a sociology professor, the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice Policy, director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, and faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy ...
Deborah Gorman-Smith is a PI on 3 grants and a co-PI on 2 grants to Society for Prevention Research and a co-PI on 1 grant to Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
