Human Development and Family Studies professor Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee is one of the presenters speaking at a webinar about risk and protective factors for youth exposed to poverty, racism, and violence. Faculty members can attend “Youth Trauma And Resilience In Contexts Of Poverty” for free on Wednesday, August 17 from 2-3 p.m.
Anyone interested can click here to register.
The hour-long moderated discussion will delve into the latest research into how how toxic environments may affect young people, particularly African American boys and young men.
Dr. Smith Lee says, “I am excited to share my newly launched visual storytelling and narrative change campaign, In All Ways Human, born of my Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge Award. We are on a mission to disrupt dehumanizing narratives, and to spread the simple and profound truth that Black boys, men, and their families are always and in all ways human and deserving of dignity, safety, care, and opportunity.”
Dr. Smith Lee teaches in UNC Greensboro’s School of Health and Human Services. She has many published works centered on issues impacting young people, including gun violence, neighborhood safety, and economic instability.
Participants of the webinar can learn more about how to put this research into practice to better help their students thrive.
