Dr. Colette Daiute
Professor, City University of New York
Colette Daiute, Ed.D., is Professor of Psychology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Dr. Daiute was previously a professor at Harvard University. Her research, teaching, and program development focus on how young people in dramatically changing political situations like war and migration use language, community organizations, and digital media to make sense of their situations and to make change in their own and other’s lives. Colette Daiute’s book publications include Narrative inquiry: A Dynamic Approach (Sage Publications), Human Development and Political Violence (Cambridge University Press), and others. Her journal articles include “Narrating Crisis from War Zones to Disease Zones” in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 2020; “What is social inclusion?: Insights from Interventions with Youth across Migration Systems” in the journal Policy Insights, 2021; and “A relational theory of human development in the 21st century crisis of violence and displacement” in Human Development (2016). Colette is also currently producing the How Ideas Travel Podcast for the Jean Piaget Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development. In 2021, Colette Daiute was inducted into the National Academy of Education.website:https://colettedaiute.org
Sham Habteselasse,
Graduate Student, City University of New York
Sham Habteselasse, B.S., is a doctoral student in the developmental psychology program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Her research interests include emotion exploration and resolve (e.g., expression, communication, advisement), peer-/friendships, and narrative development. Ms. Habteselasse also works as a Sr. Research Assistant in the Youth Development research area at Child Trends. She supports projects across various program areas with qualitative coding, survey administration, and qualitative data collection. She has also contributed to the writing of literature reviews and technical assistance tools related to supporting frontline staff serving youth programs. Prior to this, she worked as an Instructional Assistant in Fairfax County Public Schools, where she supported students with learning and developmental disabilities.