The ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ is a premier women- and gender-focused, social-change oriented research-and-action institute at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ. Our mission i /Research-Action-Report/Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/feed/atom/ 2026-08-13T11:02:10-04:00 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2021-11-01T11:12:16-04:00 2021-11-01T11:12:16-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/q-a-humanizing-survivors-of-human-trafficking Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/01-kate-price-candid.png" alt="kate price candid" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />In a Q&amp;A, Visiting Scholar Kate Price, Ph.D., discusses the importance of including survivors in research on commercial sexual exploitation of children.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/01-kate-price-candid.png" alt="kate price candid" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />In a Q&amp;A, Visiting Scholar Kate Price, Ph.D., discusses the importance of including survivors in research on commercial sexual exploitation of children.</p> 2021-11-01T11:42:10-04:00 2021-11-01T11:42:10-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/international-partnership-aims-to-prevent-human-trafficking-in-liberia Liz Huang

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/02-cynthia-blandford-layli-maparyan.png" alt="Cynthia Blandford and Layli Maparyan" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="text-align: left; display: block;">Hon. Cynthia Lynn Blandford, Founder and President of the UCL, (left) and ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Executive Director Layli Maparyan (right) partnered to address human trafficking in Liberia.</span></span>With funding from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ and partners are addressing human trafficking in Liberia.</p>

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/02-cynthia-blandford-layli-maparyan.png" alt="Cynthia Blandford and Layli Maparyan" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="text-align: left; display: block;">Hon. Cynthia Lynn Blandford, Founder and President of the UCL, (left) and ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ Executive Director Layli Maparyan (right) partnered to address human trafficking in Liberia.</span></span>With funding from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ and partners are addressing human trafficking in Liberia.</p> 2021-11-01T11:57:15-04:00 2021-11-01T11:57:15-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/research-scientist-testifies-at-hearing-on-title-ix-changes Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/03-gbv-protest-sign.png" alt="GBV Protest Sign" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Linda Williams, Ph.D., stressed the importance of implementing research-informed policies to support survivors of sexual violence on college campuses.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/03-gbv-protest-sign.png" alt="GBV Protest Sign" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Linda Williams, Ph.D., stressed the importance of implementing research-informed policies to support survivors of sexual violence on college campuses.</p> 2021-11-01T12:27:04-04:00 2021-11-01T12:27:04-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/diverse-data-samples-drive-social-change Liz Huang

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/04-Huiying-Linda-Budnampet.png" alt="Huiying, Linda, and Budnampet" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; display: block;">Charmaraman (center) and her former ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ student interns Huiying B. Chan ’16 (left) and Budnampet Ramanudom ’18 (right) co-authored a book chapter on how and why women of color use social media to create virtual communities.</span></span>Through the lens of her work on youth, media, and wellbeing, Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., explains how diverse data samples can help to better support underserved populations.</p>

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/04-Huiying-Linda-Budnampet.png" alt="Huiying, Linda, and Budnampet" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; display: block;">Charmaraman (center) and her former ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ student interns Huiying B. Chan ’16 (left) and Budnampet Ramanudom ’18 (right) co-authored a book chapter on how and why women of color use social media to create virtual communities.</span></span>Through the lens of her work on youth, media, and wellbeing, Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., explains how diverse data samples can help to better support underserved populations.</p> 2021-11-01T12:58:09-04:00 2021-11-01T12:58:09-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/q-a-education-in-a-multicultural-democracy Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/05-globe.jpg" alt="globe" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" width="400" />In a Q&amp;A, Visiting Scholar Sheron Fraser-Burgess, Ph.D., shares how she came to work at the intersection of philosophy and education.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/05-globe.jpg" alt="globe" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" width="400" />In a Q&amp;A, Visiting Scholar Sheron Fraser-Burgess, Ph.D., shares how she came to work at the intersection of philosophy and education.</p> 2021-11-01T14:51:10-04:00 2021-11-01T14:51:10-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/new-grant-to-prevent-and-treat-depression-in-teens-with-disabilities Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/06-teen-in-wheelchair.jpg" alt="teens in wheelchair" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Senior Research Scientist Tracy Gladstone, Ph.D., and colleagues have been awarded nearly $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/06-teen-in-wheelchair.jpg" alt="teens in wheelchair" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Senior Research Scientist Tracy Gladstone, Ph.D., and colleagues have been awarded nearly $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.</p> 2021-11-01T14:59:35-04:00 2021-11-01T14:59:35-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/research-scientist-studies-new-normal-in-child-care Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/07-child-care-pandemic.jpg" alt="child care pandemic" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ph.D., shares findings from a study on child care access in Massachusetts during the pandemic.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/07-child-care-pandemic.jpg" alt="child care pandemic" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ph.D., shares findings from a study on child care access in Massachusetts during the pandemic.</p> 2021-11-01T15:13:40-04:00 2021-11-01T15:13:40-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/black-girls-create-seeks-to-transform-how-black-girls-think-about-stem Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/08-BlackGirlsCreateLogo.jpg" alt="black girls create logo" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />The culturally responsive maker program will reach more girls with a new grant from the National Science Foundation.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/08-BlackGirlsCreateLogo.jpg" alt="black girls create logo" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />The culturally responsive maker program will reach more girls with a new grant from the National Science Foundation.</p> 2021-11-01T15:21:17-04:00 2021-11-01T15:21:17-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/tips-to-boost-youth-engagement-in-learning Liz Huang

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/09-camp-activity.jpg" alt="camp activity" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />The National Institute on Out-of-School Time shares tips for youth development workers.</p>

<p><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/09-camp-activity.jpg" alt="camp activity" width="400" style="margin: 10px; float: left;" />The National Institute on Out-of-School Time shares tips for youth development workers.</p> 2021-11-01T15:37:01-04:00 2021-11-01T15:37:01-04:00 /Research-Action-Annual-Report-2021/open-circle-s-legacy-of-school-transformation Liz Huang

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/10-open-circle-classroom.jpg" alt="open circle classroom" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="text-align: left; display: block;">A teacher at a Dorchester, MA, elementary school leads an Open Circle meeting.</span></span>After 34 years of operation, <a href="/Active-Projects/open-circle">Open Circle</a> transitioned to a legacy program of the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ at the end of June 2021.</p>

<p><span role="figure" class="wf_caption" style="margin: 10px; float: left; display: inline-block; max-width: 400px;"><img src="/images/stories/researchandaction/AnnualReport2021/10-open-circle-classroom.jpg" alt="open circle classroom" style="margin: initial; float: none; width: 100%;" width="400" /><span style="text-align: left; display: block;">A teacher at a Dorchester, MA, elementary school leads an Open Circle meeting.</span></span>After 34 years of operation, <a href="/Active-Projects/open-circle">Open Circle</a> transitioned to a legacy program of the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ at the end of June 2021.</p>