Partners
Experts from across the country join the Activate collective to provide insights and guide resource development.
To guide our work, Activate partners with a Research Alliance (and a smaller Advisory Group) that includes 39 researchers, youth-supporting professionals who work in systems with youth, as well as youth. The Activate leadership team and larger Research Alliance form the collective of Activate.
Research Alliance Members
Karen Angelici
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD
University of Maryland, School of Public Health
Sarah Axelson, MSW
Power to Decide
Barbara Ball, PhD
University of Texas at Austin, Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing. Steve Hicks School of Social Work
David Bell, MD
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Yorri Berry
National Network for Youth
Alida Bouris, PhD
University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Amandalyn Brunelle
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
JaQuay Butler, MPH
Sacramento Health Department
Zawadi Chege
United We Dream Action
Leslie Clark, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Amanda Purington Drake
ACT for Youth, Cornell University
Christopher Drescher, PhD
Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia
Monica Faulkner, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Stephanie Franklin, MA
UCAN
Courtney Gibbs
PASS Program, Sasha Bruce YouthWork
Andrea Gerber
Public Health – Seattle & King County
Rebecca Gudeman
National Center for Youth Law
Los Angeles Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth
Justin Harty
University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, & Practice
Isaiah Jiron
Opportunity Youth United
Kari Kesler
Public Health – Seattle & King County
John Lewis
Southern California: Able Works
Tamar Mendelson, PhD
The Center for Adolescent Health, Johns Hopkins University
Lisa Mishraky
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Mason Persons
Family Tree Clinic
Alethia Picciola, MSW
The Policy and Research Group
Jenny Pokempner
Youth Law Center
Maia Pruim (she/her)
ConneQT Program
Harmony Rhoades, PhD
Amara Santos
Youth Collaboratory
Karla Vargas, BA
Opportunity Youth United
Shakira Washington, PhD
National Crittenton Foundation
Azar Webb
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Nia West Bey, PhD
Center for Law & Policy
Lindsay White
Youth Villages
Bianca Wilson, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
The Research Alliance provides essential insight and feedback to guide the curation, adaptation, and creation of Activate resources by participating in virtual meetings with small group activities and discussions.