PRYDE is very pleased to announce that our new assistant director is Dr. Kristen Elmore. Informed by her training in Social Work and Psychology, Kristen brings many creative ideas for research and enhancing youth engagement in innovative ways.
Read MoreThis year’s Youth Development Research Update, “Multi-Generational Approaches to Youth Development,” focused on research and programs that reach across generations.
Read MoreThe first cohort of PRYDE Scholars, now seniors, celebrated the successful completion of their two-year program on May 17th.
Read MoreTwo seniors who served as PRYDE Scholars for the past two years have received prestigious awards for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to improving the world.
Read More“My students said they better understood the papers they read” after creating a comic strip illustrating research and findings from a peer-reviewed journal article, said Jennifer Agans, PRYDE assistant director .
Read MoreAt the Society for Research on Adolescence annual meeting, several PRYDE affiliates showcased their work in a symposium, “The Ecology of Youth Purpose: Contextualizing Purpose within the Immediate Environment.”
Read MoreThe results do provide a hopeful picture for the future: these youth valued diversity and inclusion in 4-H programs, and they seemed especially excited about the possible learning opportunities when people from different backgrounds come together.
Read MoreAt camps children have the opportunity to try out both familiar and novel activities that may encourage them to continue being active after the camp is over.
Read MoreIn January of this year, PRYDE published a progress report that details all the outcomes and accomplishments of the program since its conception in 2016.
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