Yamanda Wright, PhD

developmental psychology PhD | data/policy nerd | @stanford @UTaustin alum | former director of research @TexasAppleseed | she/her

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

Check out my recent interview with Prof. Kristin Henning from Georgetown Law on pervasive and persistent racial disparities throughout juvenile justice. The stats are shameful -- a crisis even -- and we must do better.
https://t.co/ye2esBLGrn

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@NJJNetwork Q4.2: In other words, setting an intention to step back or step up. It could be sharing a link or book, designing a whole project, or simply calling a friend. #YJLI4YJAM

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@NJJNetwork Q4: Meanwhile, I don't know about you but I've changed my Monday routine. When I’m making that first to do list & setting intentions for the rest of the week, I brainstorm one way (big or small) that I could uplift & empower youth in this fight for #equaljustice. #YJLI4YJAM

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@dm56892 As always, *beautifully* said.

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@JenniferUbiera I can't even handle seeing this tweet from you, speaking of a brilliant mind (and a wide open heart) <3

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@NJJNetwork A3: This <Grassroots Data Toolkit> will be free & accessible to all - and will includes pages on what you have a RIGHT to via the Public Information Act, sample request letters, & best practices for protecting the privacy of youth once you get those data (so important) #YJLI4YJAM

[Valerie Salazar @valerinajs]

@NJJNetwork A2-2/3: I want to take that story and insight to decision makers and advocate for restorative justice programs in our area all the way to the school level… #YJLI4YJAM

[Valerie Salazar @valerinajs]

@NJJNetwork A2-1/3: I am telling my story of being incarcerated through my teen years to youth currently locked up in our local juvenile facility. #YJLI4YJAM

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@NJJNetwork A2: My YJLI project is a <Grassroots Data Toolkit> with tips & tricks for making sense of "public" juvenile justice data. The vision is to democratize use of data across the field – b/c "public" ain't truly public if only a select few have the tools to decipher it. #YJLI4YJAM

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@NJJNetwork A1: It’s never surprised me – but has always saddened & infuriated me – that so few POC hold positions of power in field that disproportionately, negatively affects POC. I applied to YJLI in an act of personal resistance to that irony re: criminal justice. #YJLI4YJAM

[Valerie Salazar @valerinajs]

Join in the chat as we share and answer questions about YJLI and our youth justice advocacy projects on Wednesday, October 30 at 11:30am EST. Follow and tweet with us using the hashtag #YJLI4YJAM and the handle @NJJNetwork

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

@Debfowler70 @TexasAppleseed @NJJNetwork Carrying the @TexasAppleseed spirit with me everywhere I go! Miss y'all!

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Today, Cyntoia Brown was released from prison in Tennessee after 15 years. She was granted clemency from the life sentence she received at the age of 16 for a crime committed while she was being trafficked. Her story is transformative, and her freedom is long overdue.

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

I can't believe it's not Monday.

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

Thank you, Dr. King. https://t.co/84uoBwONQe

[President Obama @POTUS44]

Thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe—not in my ability to create change, but in yours.

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

"We should never create a system where all expectations to have a respectful interaction with law enforcement fall on students." https://t.co/FhLq2Ojgda

[Deborah Fowler @Debfowler70]

Youth Advocates Demand Better Training for School Cops https://t.co/ydHBmX9nck

[Yamanda Wright, PhD @DrMandaFay]

First 10 degree morning since moving from Texas to Boston, -15 with windchill. What have I done.

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

Texas' school-to-prison pipeline is going strong, especially for black, Latino and special-needs students https://t.co/3whPhJutq6 #txlege