Current Projects

The Black Youth Identity, Media, and Political Action (IMPAct) project examine the racial and cultural experiences that shape Black youth’s sociopolitical development, which involves an awareness of cultural, economic, and political factors that shape inequality and participation in behaviors to promote social justice. Major goals of Black Youth IMPAct include 1) examining how Black youth make meaning of racial inequity, 2) identifying the strategies they engage in to promote racial justice, and 3) unpacking the implications of their sociopolitical beliefs and behaviors on their psychological and academic outcome