The REACH (Research on Engagement, Adjustment, and Community Health) Lab is interested in how social contexts (e.g., families, peer groups, schools, neighborhoods) influence adjustment. We conduct most of our work in and around Trenton, NJ, and try to identify resources that help people and communities thrive. Please take a few minutes to learn more about our current and recent projects and partners.
Promoting Happiness and Well-Being for Trenton Youth
The REACH Lab has partnered with Urban Promise Trenton in the spring of 2023 to implement a program to promote happiness and well-being for high-schoolers in their Street Leaders program. We modified Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos’ online course The Science of Well-Being for Teens and implemented it in an afterschool program with the students in the Street Leaders program. We had an opportunity to present about our experiences at the Society for Community Research and Action Biennial in Atlanta, Georgia in June 2023, as part of a symposium titled “Teaching Community Practice in the Undergraduate Classroom: Sample Approaches.”
