LaTroya Lovell

- Program Manager and Research Director

LaTroya Lovell is a writer and researcher from Harlem, New York. She graduated summa Cum Laude from The New School, with a major in literature with a psychology/gender studies concentration. She is currently a student at CUNY School of Professional Studies, in the Youth Studies Master program. She has 10 years of experience working with youth of all ages in New York City through various youth engagement organizations, public, and private schools. Most of her writing falls into the brackets of poetry, personal narrative, and critical essay; focusing on race issues, black voice & black experience, gender and sexuality issues, sociological critique, and literary review. Outside of writing, LaTroya is passionate about research, with a special focus on qualitative participatory initiatives. She is an advocate for civic engagement, restorative justice; and the social and economic restructuring of minority communities through research that supports and creates actionable systematic change.