Research Posters

ADDRESSING THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF GLOBALLY DISPLACED YOUTH

Data Collection Summary

Some of the poorest & most racially segregated cities in the nation are in the northeast (Massey & Denton, 1993);
Study region is in the northeast & has resettled high percentage of refugees by comparison to other similarly situated regions
Study region settles 1/3 of those, & also has assisted many Hurricane Maria displaced arrivals
Study city has a child poverty rates over 50%, with those highest among children of color

Understanding the Global within the Local: Educational Policy and Programmatic Supports for Displaced Youth
6/11/20
Largescale displacement, both within and across international borders, has occurred on a scale not witnessed since the Second World War.
Politics of Education
6/9/20
Dr. Melinda Lemke’s research focuses on the politics of education and how educational organizations address equity. Examining the effects of power and neoliberal sociopolitical and normative culture on policy, programming, and pedagogy, Dr. Lemke’s interdisciplinary research has focused on human trafficking and immigration trauma, gender violence and prevention, refugee student trauma and resettlement, and practitioner self-care.