Collaborative Center Projects
The BU Center for Future Readiness consists of two faculty co-directors – Kimberly Howard and Scott Solberg. Each faculty manages their own portfolio of research programs as well as supports the development of research programs for their doctoral students. The projects below are collaborations being conducted by both Drs. Howard and Solberg with their respective teams.
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In collaboration with Paul Trunfio, a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Physics, Drs. Solberg and Howard launched a new collaboration with a community-based organization in Boston that offers after-school enrichment for Latinx youth. Funded by the National Science Foundation, we work with Sociedad Latina to incorporate My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) activities to support middle school youth’s academic and career development. We conduct research on after-school career development activities, design and implement STEM curriculum. The project is managed by Dr. Park with support from masters students Yanling Dai, Turner Block, and Emma Kraus.
Drs. Howard, Solberg, and Park are involved in an evaluation of Invest in Girls, a financial literacy program offered in private and public high schools. We are in the process of conducting a longitudinal study of the impact of the program on young women’s career and life trajectories. We are interviewing the first cohort of 15 high school graduates/seniors during the 2019-2020 academic year to find out what their transition from high school has been like and whether and how their financial literacy experiences may be shaping their career and life decisions. The project is supported by three masters students Yanling Dai, Turner Block, and Emma Kraus.