Jada Young (she/her) is a current M.A. student in African American Studies and Ph.D. student in Educational Policy Studies (Social Sciences and Education). She holds a M.A. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Educational Equity, Justice, and Social Transformation from the University of Michigan, where she was awarded the Rackham Merit Fellowship. Additionally, Jada is a proud PEOPLE Scholar alumna of UW-Madison and has a B.S. in Education Studies and a certificate in African American Studies. Her research interests are interdisciplinary across education, African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and carceral studies. Jada’s research is centered in Black Girlhood Pedagogies and prioritizes Black girls’ experiences in carceral system schooling.