Hello!
My name is Savannah Lane and I'm a senior at BASIS Scottsdale. I've been interested in human trafficking and domestic violence since 2011, when I attended a convention about global issues. I have been granted on this subject and have spoken at schools to raise awareness about human trafficking among Arizona youth. As a senior at BASIS, I am given a unique opportuny to pursue greater knowledge in this area and to dedicate more time to this subject.
I am working with Mr. Peacher, a math and statistics teacher at my school, and my on-site advisor Dr. Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, a professor at ASU. I am going to link my proposal to this blog post if you would like a more in-depth look at what I will be working on during the next couple of weeks.
As a brief overview: while researching human trafficking, I noticed that a lot of the materials are not directed towards youths but rather towards parents, doctors, or teachers. While the information is critical for these groups, most of the people affected directly by human trafficking are youths (the average age of an individual in Arizona who has been trafficked is 14). I became passionate about sharing this information with middle and high school students. Partway through my journey as a speaker, I decided I wanted to get involved in the current research in this field, so I reached out to professors at local universities and Dr. Roe-Sepowitz graciously accepted me. This research will be about trends in human trafficking and domestic violence, and will be either confirming, refuting, or further exploring some of the known "facts" about human trafficking.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to engage in dialogue with you all over the next few weeks.
Savannah Lane
My name is Savannah Lane and I'm a senior at BASIS Scottsdale. I've been interested in human trafficking and domestic violence since 2011, when I attended a convention about global issues. I have been granted on this subject and have spoken at schools to raise awareness about human trafficking among Arizona youth. As a senior at BASIS, I am given a unique opportuny to pursue greater knowledge in this area and to dedicate more time to this subject.
I am working with Mr. Peacher, a math and statistics teacher at my school, and my on-site advisor Dr. Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, a professor at ASU. I am going to link my proposal to this blog post if you would like a more in-depth look at what I will be working on during the next couple of weeks.
As a brief overview: while researching human trafficking, I noticed that a lot of the materials are not directed towards youths but rather towards parents, doctors, or teachers. While the information is critical for these groups, most of the people affected directly by human trafficking are youths (the average age of an individual in Arizona who has been trafficked is 14). I became passionate about sharing this information with middle and high school students. Partway through my journey as a speaker, I decided I wanted to get involved in the current research in this field, so I reached out to professors at local universities and Dr. Roe-Sepowitz graciously accepted me. This research will be about trends in human trafficking and domestic violence, and will be either confirming, refuting, or further exploring some of the known "facts" about human trafficking.
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope to engage in dialogue with you all over the next few weeks.
Savannah Lane
This is wonderful; I'm very excited to learn more about human trafficking and become a more informed citizen through your journeys.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your feedback! I'm very happy to answer any questions that might arise.
DeleteWow! I'm very excited to see where your research goes and I think you've identified a very critical group who needs to know this information but doesn't: teens and middle school students. I'm glad you're doing something to change that :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteI am intrigued with your topic, however, I'm unsure what exactly you are trying to answer. Looks fantastic and I'm excited to see how it develops.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of it is to research the trends of human trafficking. My next post will have a more concrete question.
DeleteI really like your topic, I'm eager to see what kind of results will come out of it!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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