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Bates college
Youth ACT Lab

Mission

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.

Our Team.

Our Lab was founded and lead by Bates College Psychology Professor, Dr. Elena Maker Castro. There are currently 3 Bates undergraduates who assist her work. 

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Dr. Elena Maker Castro

Dionne Chen

Ariya tayal

Yuleibi dE los santos

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Junior

Junior

Junior

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Maddy kwei

Senior

Current work

We have exciting projects going on! We went to our first conference and presented some work, see it here!

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