WE GOT US NOW #KeepFamiliesConnected campaign series ⭐
WELCOME to Season 2 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast series.
For our 4th annual #KeepFamiliesConnected multimedia campaign series that runs from Mother's Day through Father's Day this year WE will highlight directly impacted advocates as well as allies in the work to reform the criminal legal system and create a fair and just society that seeks to keep families connected.
S2 | EP 3: DR. ALEXANDRIA PECH, PH.D ~ Centering BIPOC Women + Girls in Research 
Dr. Alexandria Pech, Ph.D is a researcher and WE GOT US NOW Actionist from the inaugural cohort. She is a First Generation Latina Doctora. She graduated in MAY 2022 as a Doctor of Philosophy with a Ph.D in Family Studies and Human Development at The University of Arizona. She represents 3% of Latinas with a doctoral degree. She is a child of a formerly incarcerated parent and has experienced a parent in prison for more than half of her life.  For her dissertation research study, she has conducted the Adolescent Girls of Color, Identity & Familial Incarceration study. The study centers adolescent Black and Brown cisgender and transgender girls experiencing parental and familial incarceration. Her research interests include: Youth Participatory Action Research; Adolescent development among youth of color, particularly those with incarcerated parents; using Critical Race Theory; and using counterstory methodology. She has been a leading voice and advocate for children and young adults with incarcerated parents in the states of Arizona and California.

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