Rae Stevenson is an Assistant Professor in the Community, Youth, and Education Studies major at Clark University. A writer, scholar, and youth worker, her work focuses on creating spaces where young people can engage in storytelling, art, and participatory action research to challenge systemic inequities and imagine radical futures. She specializes in community-engaged and participatory…

Aaron D. Haddock, M.Ed., Ph.D. serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives and Programs at the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise (MIPE) at Clark University. MIPE is focused on creating an integrated behavioral health system of care that promotes social-emotional learning (SEL) and fosters resiliency among adolescents and young adults. To accomplish this, the…

Dr. Ward has worked extensively with high-risk as well as high-achieving urban youths and their families in a variety of capacities. She has designed and evaluated academic enrichment and competence-enhancing substance abuse and violence prevention programs in school and community settings. Additionally, Dr. Ward is a leader in comprehensive urban school reform efforts where she…

Carmen Ocón holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and a M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership with a focus on literacy, language, and culture from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also holds a teaching certificate in elementary education, a middle-school…

Jie Park is an Associate Professor of Education. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Stanford, and a Ph.D. (2010) in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. A language and literacy scholar, she studies immigrant youth and their literacy and language practices in out-of-school and school-based settings. She has conducted longitudinal studies…