William T. Grant Scholars

How do intensive policing practices affect adolescent boys’ anti-social behaviors? Do these policies differ across racial lines?

What features of adolescents’ neighborhoods, families, and peer groups trigger early substance use? How can contextual triggers of early substance use be targeted to promote healthy development during the transition to middle school?

How do school-based peer networks influence adolescents’ sexual interactions, romantic partnerships, and mixed-gender friendships?

How can instruction and English Language Learner (ELL) services be best adapted for language minority students?

What are the positive and negative effects of the Internet on the development of sexual health among gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) youth?

When is moving beneficial or detrimental to youth development, and how do changes in family, school and neighborhood contexts condition the effects of moving?

How does neighborhood and family violence affect risk for adolescent obesity?

How do political, environmental, and institutional contexts affect African American and Latino undergraduate student success at U.S. universities?

How can urban middle schools increase opportunities for English Language Learners (ELLs), specifically focusing on building capacity in the school system to promote these students’ literacy development?

How do individual, family, peer, and activity indicators determine Mexican-origin adolescents’ participation in organized out-of-school activities?