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Dr Joanne E. Marciano is an Assistant Professor of English Education in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. Her research engages qualitative participatory methodologies to examine opportunities for supporting youth’s literacy learning across contexts of secondary English education, urban education, teacher education and college readiness. She is co-author with Dr Michelle Knight-Manuel of the books classroom cultures: equitable schooling for racially diverse youth and college ready: preparing black and latina/o youth for higher education – A culturally relevant approach. Joanne’s research agenda is informed by her experiences teaching secondary English for 13 years in a NYC public high school.

Lee Melvin Peralta is a Filipino-American male and a doctoral student in curriculum, instruction and teacher education. He taught middle school mathematics in New York City for six years and is interested in data activism, participatory research and exploring the intersection between mathematics, social justice and the arts.

Ji Soo Lee is a South Korean female doctoral student in the department of teacher education at Michigan State University. She has worked closely with the feminist activists in South Korea developing a gender-sensitive school sex education framework. Her research interests span both the politics of sexuality and bodies in school and the ontologies of self and the other. She tries to tackle systematic inequality by challenging the notion of self through a meditative inquiry. She loves hiking and doing yoga.

Hannah Rosemurgy is a white female pre-service English teacher who is finishing her undergraduate degree before interning in Chicago Public Schools. She has previously worked with historically marginalized elementary school students in a Midwest capital city. She is interested in researching educational inequalities in urban schools and how to create responsive curricula.

Lillian Holloway is the Youth Director of Pondside Houses (a pseudonym). Her focuses on youth in poverty and college access. She has seven years of experience working with youth in underprivileged communities and mentoring. She is also currently a second year Mental Health Graduate student at a private Midwest university.

Justice Bass is a multiracial woman and the AmeriCorp VISTA at Pondside Houses (a pseudonym). She is finishing her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Psychology then heading to work as a mentor in an elementary school. She has previously worked in different settings with underprivileged youth in various states, focusing on education. She plans on working with the USA Senate to help reform the education system.