New Voters Summer Research Conference

RSVP for next Monday, August 5th at 3:30PM ET to attend our virtual research conference to hear about the latest findings on high school voting!

Next Monday, we're thrilled to showcase the latest research on high school civic engagement at our virtual research conference on August 5th, agenda below! Join us to hear from our research team, all under the age of 19, who will present six original research projects alongside our esteemed collaborators at the Institute of Youth in Policy, and the University of Maryland. We are also excited to feature two guest presentations: one from our partners at CIRCLE and one from a team of high school students in our New Researchers summer program. RSVP for the event on August 5th from 3:30-5PM EST, and check out the agenda below!

Conference Agenda:

• Messaging Experiments to Encourage Principals to Run Voter Registration Drives

  • Presented by Sydney Fahn, Co-Founder and Deputy Director of the New Voters Research Network (Georgetown ‘27), and Prof. Michael Hanmer, Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland.

• Lending a Voice to All: Early Voting Paving the Way to Youth Representation in America

  • Presented by New Voters Research Network researchers Josephine Murphy (UCLA ‘28) and Advait Rajan (Arizona State University ‘27).

• The Effects of Discourse-Based, Non-Partisan Civic Activities on Student Civic Engagement, Polarization, and Understanding of Political Issues

  • Presented by New Voters Research Network researchers Collin Wang (University of Pennsylvania ‘28) and Jaden Wu (Johns Hopkins University ‘28), and The Institute for Youth in Policy researchers Isabel Epistelomogi (University of Southern California ‘27) and Maryam Zoweil (The University of Texas at Austin ‘28).

• What we know about high school civic engagement: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Presented by New Voters Research Network researchers Catherine Chan (High School ‘26) and Tanishka Sharma (High School ‘26), and Prof. Elena Maker Castro, PI and Founder of the Youth Action Transformation Lab at Bates College.

• New Researchers Summer Program Poster Presentations

  • Presented by current high school students who have participated in the ongoing New Researchers (high school summer research) program.

• Youth Who Develop their Voice in High School Are More Likely to Vote

  • Presented by Senior Researcher Kelly Siegel-Stechler from CIRCLE (the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) of Tisch College at Tufts University.

• Case Study of Philadelphia + Pittsburgh High Schools and their Civic Engagement Resources

  • Presented by New Voters Research Network researchers Anish Garimidi (University of Pennsylvania ‘27) and Collin Wang (University of Pennsylvania ‘28).

Collaborations:

A core part of New Voters Research Network’s mission is ensuring that research on high school voting is both conducted by young people and in collaboration with academics and nonprofits. This collaborative approach not only empowers young researchers but also ensures that our research is filled with diverse perspectives and expertise. We are thrilled to have worked on these projects with partners such as the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland, The Institute for Youth in Policy, and CIRCLE.

We are so excited to have you join us on Zoom next week to share our team and collaborator’s exciting projects and findings. RSVP using the link below and we look forward to seeing you there!

Date: August 5th, 2024
Time: 3:30-5:00PM EST
Register: bit.ly/NVresearchconference