The goal of our work is to advance the human rights of children through actionable science by generating empirical knowledge that researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can use to identify and rectify social systems that reproduce inequality in development.
The A.R.C. Lab at San Francisco State University is dedicated to Advancing the Rights of Children through psychological science.
At the Youth Action Transformation (Youth ACT) Lab, a psychology lab based at Bates College founded by Dr. Elena Maker Castro, we seek to produce actionable research for educators and youth practitioners that amplifies youths' assets and agency for civic action while supporting their wellbeing.