POSTER ABSTRACTS
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Poster Title
Abstract
Speakers
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network StoryBank
My research is a digital ethnography being completed with the national nonprofit GLSEN, whose mission is to achieve racial justice, gender justice, and disability justice for all K-12 students, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) students. I am developing an organizational oral history archive that consists of personal narratives told by individuals connected to GLSEN’s work. The archive is a digital repository for my own analysis and new communications projects for the organization.
Sean Nonnenmacher
Building a Restorative School/Family Community
The authors are working collaboratively as part of a larger Research-Practice Partnership initiative (Shifting Power) to investigate the relationships between families and school staff at a Pittsburgh-area high school. Using a restorative lens, the project is intended to build a strong foundation for preventing and repairing future harms.
Eleanor Anderson, Judith Williams-Wright
Bridging the Digital Divide on Health Information in Public Housing Communities
With the support of NNLM Middle Atlantic Region, All of Us funding and a partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh supported their residents at the intersection of digital literacy and health literacy. This project, “Connecting and Improving Digital Literacy & Health Literacy Outcomes in Public Housing,” was a collaborative effort that integrated National Library of Medicine and NIH health information resources into the housing authority’s existing programming.
Tess Wilson
Giving a Boost: A Pitt Med Volunteer Student Organization Supporting PreMedical Students from the University of Pittsburgh and Surrounding Region
Some students use paid consulting services in navigating the medical school admissions process, but this further limits those applicants who are already disadvantaged by society. To promote greater equity among applicants, “Giving a Boost” volunteers mentor underprivileged students from Pitt and other nearby schools during their medical school applications process.
Robert Dembinksi, Jonathan Ho, Daniel Pan
TPS 3Rs: Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships
The Pittsburgh Study Early-School-Age Cohort (TPS 3Rs: Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships) is developing an ecosystem intervention to enhance K-3rd grade literacy that centers on Black children. This poster describes the principles/processes followed to develop authentic community-university partnerships and reflects local history, voice, anti-racism and previous research.
Sharon Geibel, Shallegra Moye, Meghan Orman, Shannon Wanless
University of Pittsburgh Community Engaged Scholarship Forum Post-event Report
