2018

Kraft will use this award to develop his ability to mentor junior scholars, help junior scholars make strategic choices between multiple research opportunities, and gain a stronger sense of the career development issues facing junior colleagues of color.

Hernandez will use this award to develop her ability to help mentees develop greater research autonomy.

Cauffman will use this award to develop more effective mentoring relationships, promote the goals of young scholars of color, and help them in overcoming the unique challenges they face.

What factors help some low-income and racial-ethnic minority youth be more resilient to online sexual predation risks than others? What programs, policies, or technology-based interventions might protect these youth from exposure to online risks?

Hibel will use this award to improve his ability to “mentor the whole person” by providing academic supports, access to material resources, financial support for conferences, and opportunities to connect with other scholars

Doane will use this award to develop strategies to mentor junior scholars of color and supervise the advancement of their research, while also guiding them towards scholarly independence.

This award will support production of a documentary film, tentatively titled Studying Hungry, which will explore solutions to the issue of food insecurity on college campuses.

The Forum for Youth Investment will advance grantees’ capacities to conduct and share research by organizing learning communities and connecting researchers with policymakers.

What practices reduce the harmful effects of discrimination experienced by racially and economically diverse adolescents with LGBTQ parents?

How can school discipline approaches be improved to reduce racial inequality and be more developmentally appropriate for adolescents?