At the Rap Research Lab, I lead a cross-functional team of educators, software developers, and narrative designers in the pursuit of creative research projects which ask questions–both collaboratively and individually–that explore what is gained, lost, and transformed in the process of knowledge production.
Our public programing methodologies invite participants to engage critically with cultural research, data collection, data ethics, implicit bias, data bias, and storytelling—elements that ultimately empower the critical thinking and decision making that leads one to become more capable of establishing informed positions. This outcome not only influences behavioral change but is a precursor to developing and deploying a healthy Democracy in a post-truth era.