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University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA, US

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University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2007 to 2012 | PhD (Combined Program in Education and Psychology)
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Thomas Akiva

Works (16)

Arts Learning Across a City: How Ecosystem Thinking Helps Shape Understanding of Black-Centered and Eurocentric Arts Programming

Urban Education
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Marijke Hecht; Esohe Osai
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The Promise of Building Equitable Ecosystems for Learning

Urban Education
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Lori Delale-O’Connor; Karen J. Pittman
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Can We Efficiently Help Adults Strengthen their Relational Practice?

Journal of Youth Development
2022-12-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Annie M. White; Sharon Colvin; Junlei Li; Peter S. Wardrip
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The Seek & Share Resources Tool: Measuring a Learning Practice of Making

Visitor Studies
2022-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Annie M. White; Kailea Saplan; Peter S. Wardrip; Alison Bank; Thomas Akiva; Lisa Brahms
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Simple Interactions: A randomized controlled trial of relational training for adults who work with young people across settings

Applied Developmental Science
2022-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Annie M. White; Sharon Colvin; Alex DeMand; Lindsay C. Page
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Learning in the library: A national study of youth services public library workers

Journal of Community Psychology
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Sharon Colvin; Annie M. White; Thomas Akiva
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‘And school won’t teach me that!’ Urban youth activism programs as transformative sites for critical adolescent learning

Journal of Youth Studies
2021-08-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Roderick L. Carey; Thomas Akiva; Haya Abdellatif; Kendell A. Daughtry
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Training pre-service teachers to better serve LGBTQ high school students

Journal of Education for Teaching
2021-03-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Robert W. S. Coulter; Sharon Colvin; Lindsay R. Onufer; Glynis Arnold; Thomas Akiva; Eric D’Ambrogi; Vanessa Davis
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Facilitated Making in Museum‐Based Educational Makerspaces

Curator: The Museum Journal
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Annie M. White; Thomas Akiva; Peter S. Wardrip; Lisa Brahms
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Opportunity gaps in out-of-school learning: How structural and process features of programs relate to race and socioeconomic status

Applied Developmental Science
2020-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Anne R. McNamara; Thomas Akiva; Lori Delale-O’Connor
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Motivating Political Participation Among Youth: An Analysis of Factors Related to Adolescents’ Political Engagement

Political Psychology
2019-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Brett L. M. Levy; Thomas Akiva
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Fostering distinct and transferable learning via summer camp

Children and Youth Services Review
2019-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Cait Wilson; Thomas Akiva; Jim Sibthorp; Laurie P. Browne
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Reasons youth engage in activism programs: Social justice or sanctuary?

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
2017-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Roderick L. Carey; Amanda Brown Cross; Lori Delale-O'Connor; Melanie R. Brown
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What Drives Attendance at Informal Learning Activities? A Study of Two Art Programs

Curator: The Museum Journal
2017-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Christian D. Schunn; Marti Louw
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Simple Interactions: Piloting a Strengths-Based and Interaction-Based Professional Development Intervention for Out-of-School Time Programs

Child & Youth Care Forum
2017-06-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Junlei Li; Kelly M. Martin; Christy Galletta Horner; Anne R. McNamara
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Growing with youth: A lifewide and lifelong perspective on youth-adult partnership in youth programs

Children and Youth Services Review
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Akiva; Julie Petrokubi
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Peer review (4 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Children and youth services review. (3)
Review activity for Journal of new approaches in educational research. (1)