Amy Stornaiuolo

Amy Stornaiuolo is an associate professor of literacy education at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education (PennGSE), and PI of the WAi Project. Her research investigates people’s digital literacy practices, drawing on digital methods to trace literacies on the move across formal and informal cross-cultural spaces and broader socio-technical systems.

Rabani Garg

Rabani is a Ph.D. Candidate and the project lead on WAi. She studies youth digital writing, media, and cultures. Her research interests include critical digital literacies, technology in education, and the role of informal education/spaces in young people’s learning and literacy practices. She works with youth-led collectives to understand how adults and youth can build up meaningful intergenerational alliances and collaborative spaces.

Isabel Engel

Isabel is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Penn double-majoring in Political Science and Communications. She contributes to WAi as a researcher and marketing coordinator. Her academic interests at Penn lie in writing, media, and politics.

Clara Abbott

Clara Abbott is a doctoral researcher in Literacy Studies at PennGSE and a Research Assistant on the WAi Project. A former elementary educator, her research focuses on children’s multimodal literacy practices, arts-based inquiry, and youth participatory research methods.

Kyle Fukumoto

Kyle is a second-year undergraduate student at Penn double-majoring in Political Science and Economics. His academic interests at Penn lie in the application of AI, politics, and the future of work.

Victoria Gaynor

Victoria is a first-year student at The U School and youth researcher with WAI. She has a keen interest in Philosophy and the Art of Creation. Through her research and explorations, Victoria is dedicated to making incremental yet meaningful strides in her journey of learning and growth.

Jen Freed

Jen is a first year doctoral researcher in Literacy Studies at PennGSE and a Research Assistant on the WAi Project. A practitioner researcher, she studies youth participatory action research and intergenerational civic dialogue in out-of-school literacy spaces.

Kathy Walsh

Kathy is a masters student in Literacy Studies and reseracher on WAi. She studies writing pedagogy and spaces, writerly identity, and digital writing tools.

Doha Gassem

Doha is a current high school senior in the Academy at Palumbo. She is working as a youth researcher on WAI and her research interests includes identity and decision-making directed towards teens!

Emmanuelle Kramer

Emmanuelle is a junior at Upper Dublin High School. She is a youth researcher with WAi, and also works on Write4Change’s Lit mag, NOVA and digital writing team. In her free time, she enjoys learning foreign languages, filmmaking, and writing her own stories.

Ayr Ajitabh

Ayr is a junior at Conestoga High School. They are a youth researcher who works on researching a variety different of topics from social media to Ai. Ayr is also an art enthusiast as well!

Angelina Vo

Angelina is a current high school junior at West Chester East High School and a youth researcher with WAi. Her interests include psychology, law, and both educational and social equity.