Angela Malorni

Angie Malorni (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work. Her research aims: (1) center racial and social justice in youth developmental research/practice, (2) critically examine/interrupt systems of oppression in youth-serving institutions (e.g. schools, youth development spaces, social services, online/virtual, etc.) and (3) develop/adapt methods for youth participatory action research (YPAR). 

Most recently, she facilitated a YPAR project with youth-age community organizers to clarify social media's ambivalent impact on youth sociopolitical development. Together, the YPAR collective is identifying ways that youth, educators, youth workers, and organizers of all ages can better use social media to support youth critical consciousness and build stronger intergenerational movements. She also has over ten years of practice experience in direct youth work, program evaluation, local & federal policy advocacy, organizational development, and community organizing.