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Session Type: Structured Poster Session
This session examines how youth can serve as central contributors in Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs), moving beyond traditional passive roles to become knowledge producers and change agents. Drawing from empirical studies across diverse contexts—including environmental engineering, climate justice education, mathematics engagement, school safety, and mental health—we explore structures and implications of authentic youth partnership. Featured research demonstrates how youth participation challenges traditional power dynamics while creating more equitable educational environments. Through poster presentations and guided discussions, participants will engage with emerging research on youth-centered RPPs and identify actionable takeaways for advancing equitable educational practices, policies, and future research initiatives.
Co-designing with Youth to Integrate Systems Thinking and Critical Science Agency in High-School Environmental Engineering - Yuxi Huang, University of California - Irvine; Taryn M. Williams, University of California - Irvine; Aakriti Bisht, University of California - Irvine; Rossella Santagata, University of California - Irvine; Symone Gyles, University of California - Irvine; Hosun Kang, University of California - Irvine; Teresa Hackey, University of California - Irvine; Jennifer J. Long, University of California - Irvine; Sara Ludovise, Orange County Department of Education; Erick Valdez, Orange County Department of Education
Youth-Centered Speculative Approaches: Community-Based Data and GIS - Aakriti Bisht, University of California - Irvine; Teresa Hackey, University of California - Irvine; Rossella Santagata, University of California - Irvine; Hosun Kang, University of California - Irvine; Symone Gyles, University of California - Irvine; Yuxi Huang, University of California - Irvine; Taryn M. Williams, University of California - Irvine; Jennifer J. Long, University of California - Irvine; Sara Ludovise, Orange County Department of Education; Erick Valdez, Orange County Department of Education
A Youth-led Research Collaborative to Improve Student Mental Health in a Midwestern Urban Community - Bianca Burch, Wayne State University; Erica B. Edwards, Wayne State University; Imani Foster, 482 Forward
Co-designing for Climate Justice in Middle School STEM - Angela Calabrese, University of Michigan; Wisam Sedawi, University of Michigan; Batoul Abdallah, University of Michigan
Youth Voice and School Mental Health: Identifying Facilitators and Barriers to Participation - Katie Eklund, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sinéad O'Neill, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kierin Barnett, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Co-designing Tools for Community Climate Action: Participatory and Culturally Sustaining Research, Education, and Organizing - Victoria Nguyen, University of California - Irvine; Erika Mayoral-Ramirez, GREEN-MPNA; Leonel Flores, GREEN-MPNA; Aylin Camacho, GREEN-MPNA; Marianna Davison, University of California - Irvine; Tatiana Flores, University of California - Irvine; Victoria Lowerson Bredow, University of California - Irvine
Partnering with Youth to Reimagine Math Engagement: How a Research-Practice Team Co-Designed Solutions to Improve Equity - Samantha E. Holquist, Child Trends; Ta-yang Hsieh, Search Institute; Alyssa Scott, Child Trends; Marisa K. Crowder, The ElevatEd Initiative; Mark Vincent B. Yu, NA; Claire Kelley, Child Trends; Olivia Reyes, Child Trends
Troubling Safety: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project by the Youth Research Council - Meagan Call-Cummings, Johns Hopkins University; Bethany Monea, University of the District of Columbia