Gabrielle Kubi is a doctoral candidate in the University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education’s Combined Program in Education and Psychology. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Human Development with minors in Education and Inequality Studies and holds an M.S. in Psychology. During Gabrielle’s undergraduate years, she participated in the Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement, a community-engaged translational research program partnered with New York State (NYS) 4-H to better cultivate positive youth development within NYS 4-H programs. She is interested in the development of intersectional awareness among Black girls and women. She also considers how educational spaces can be reimagined to support young Black people’s sociopolitical and identity development particularly through university-school partnerships.