About the Author

Dr. Arvilla Payne-Jackson, Coordinator for Anthropology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA. Dr Payne-Jackson has been involved in service-learning for over 15 years. Projects she has worked on with her students have included photo-joumaling graffiti at Lorton Prison, re-entry of ex-offenders, gun violence, youth violence, and domestic violence among others. Ms. Kathy Scott and Dr. Ajeenah Haynes were central to the success of the service-learning projects described in the book. Dr. Haynes has since implemented the service-learning method in various settings and hasdeveloped alternative approaches. Dr. Germon Miller specializes in working with youth and youth gangs and was a consultant/participant in our service-learning projects. All three contribute to Dr Payne-Jackson’s unique study.