If our research team hadn't connected with practitioners, we'd never have been able to provide Pioneer as an evidence-based tool to improve youth engagement in 4-H programs.
Read MoreI realized that true translational research is not as textbook as it may seem. It is far more nuanced and untidy.
Read MoreAs a PRYDE scholar, I gained new experiences in engaging with communities directly and interacting with children in 4-H programs.
Read MoreI don’t know what your adolescence was like, but I’m still waiting on my acceptance letter to Hogwarts or to stumble into a wardrobe that will take me to Narnia.
Read MoreAs part of a 4-H workshop, I’m asking youth to put themselves in my shoes – if they were going to run their own research study, what would they ask young people in 4-H? The questions they’ve suggested are fascinating.
Read MoreThis past summer, I was fortunate enough to continue my PRYDE research in New York City. I was able to take what I was learning about working with communities and program design in the classroom and apply it to real life.
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