Sonia Jain
DNA Global, LLC
United States

Sonia Jain, DrPH, MPH, is the founder and principal of Data in Action. A social developmental epidemiologist, Jain conducts research and evaluation in youth development and resilience, the link between health and education, violence, mental health, and understanding school- and community-level influences on youth health inequities.

Alison K. Cohen
University of San Francisco, School of Management, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration
United States

Alison K. Cohen, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor of public and nonprofit administration in the School of Management at University of San Francisco. Trained in epidemiology and education, Cohen has worked in, studied, and evaluated public health, education, and civic engagement programs serving urban youth in diverse settings.

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg
Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Tufts University
United States

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, PhD, is director of CIRCLE (Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement at Tufts University). A psychologist by training, she studies youth civic and political development with a focus on positive youth development. 

Catherine d. P. Duarte
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology
United States

Catherine d. P. Duarte, MSc, is a PhD candidate in the Division of Epidemiology at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Her research focuses on examining how education and criminal justice policy may be associated with racial/ethnic health inequities throughout the lifecourse.

Alexander Pope
Department of Secondary and Physical Education, Salisbury University
United States

Alexander Pope (Sandy) is an assistant professor in the Department of Secondary and Physical Education at Salisbury University. His primary appointment involves undergraduate and graduate social studies methods. A former classroom teacher, he earned his Ph.D. in social studies education from Columbia University. Sandy also serves as the Co-Director of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement with Dr. Sarah Surak. The non-partisan institute promotes community partnerships grounded in social justice and the civic responsibility of public education. Sandy is interested in all areas of civic engagement, but particularly the ways in which students and teachers come to see themselves as change-agents in their communities.