Meet Nisaa Kirtman and Alex Gurn at the State of Black Health annual conference, hosted by our partners, the Center for Black Health and Equity, in Charlotte, North Carolina, from September 15th-18th. Alongside colleagues, Drs. Ayesha Boyce, Michelle Rosenthal, and LaShaune Johnson, Nisaa, and Alex will evaluate the impact of the conference via survey and observations, and also facilitate a 2-hour public health clinic at the conference entitled, “From Stories to Strategy: Funding Your Future through CREE.” This hands-on clinic will unpack how to center community voice, equity, and lived experience in every phase of your evaluation. Participants will learn how to amplify their stories and impact as a crucial step toward increasing visibility, attracting funding, and achieving long-term sustainability.

If you are interested in attending the State of Black Health conference or are interested in hearing more about our partnership with the Center for Black Health and Equity, please reach out.

Meet Nicole Jarvis and Kristin Bass at the Association of Science and Technology Centers annual conference in San Francisco, CA from September 5th-8th. Nicole is presenting a poster Impact Data from Scaled Museum-Community Partner Programming with collaborators Andrea Foster, Emily Early, and Michael “Cabbie” Cabán from The Franklin Institute at the Poster Palooza on Saturday, September 6th from 11:15am-12:15pm PST. Look for Kristin around the conference as she is volunteering. If you are lucky, you might get one of her handmade STEM-themed bracelets before they run out!

If you are attending the ASTC conference or are interested in hearing more about our work, please reach out.

Camellia Sanford-Dolly, Julia Li, and Jennifer Borland will be attending the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Conference at the in Minneapolis, MN from May 1st through May 3rd.

Camellia will be presenting at a conversation roundtable with Jennifer as a discussant, “Designing and researching educational multimedia programs for family co-engagement” on May 2nd from 8:30-10:00 AM CT. Camellia also contributed to a poster being presented by Alneida Madrigal from Twin Cities Public Television called, “Think Differently!: Leveraging Interactive Media in Family Programming to Support Children’s Cognitive Flexibility” on Thursday, May 1st from 3:20-4:20 PM CT.

Jennifer will be presenting a roundtable, “Leave No Participant Behind: Strategies for More Inclusive and Accessible Research” with Anne Lund from PBS and Wendy Sapp from Bridge Multimedia on Saturday, May 3rd from 12:10-1:40 PM CT.

Julia will be presenting a poster called, “Using Formative Play-testing to Guide Development of Educational Media and Games for Elementary Youth” on Friday, May 2 from 4:40- 5:40 PM CT.

Meet Scott Burg at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) annual meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 6th-9th. Scott will be presenting a session, ‘Developing Trust Through Digital Programming‘ on Thursday, May 7 from 4-5pm PST in Room 403A with co-presenters Blythe Romano from the American Association of Children’s Museums, John Voiklis from Knology, Elizabeth Rood from Learning Designs, and Christine Reich from TERC.

If you are attending the AAM annual meeting or are interested in hearing more about our work, please reach out.

Camellia Sanford-Dolly and Christopher Darby will be attending the American Educational Research Association‘s Annual Meeting at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, CO from April 24th through 26th.

Camellia will be presenting at a roundtable, “Affordances and Challenges in Developing, Implementing, and Researching a Digital Media-Based Family Program” on Saturday, April 26th from 3:20-4:50 PM MT. As Chair-Elect of the Informal Learning Education Research Special Interest Group, she will be attending the ILER SIG Business Meeting on Thursday, April 24th from 7:15-8:45 PM MT.

Christopher will be presenting “Advancing Racial Equity in Schools Through Frontline Leadership, Educator Development, and Innovative Research Practices” on Thursday, April 24th from 1:45-3:15 PM MT and a roundtable, “A Critical Race Mixed Methods Approached to Developing Instruments for Racial Equity in Education” on Friday, April 25th from 1:30-3:00 PM MT.

If you are attending the AERA conference or are interested in hearing more about our work, please reach out.