Publications and Related Work
Journal Articles
Chew, P., Peppler, K., DiGiacomo, D., Nelligan, P., Mejias, S., & Sefton-Green, J. (under review). Relational connective tissue: The role relationships play in freedom of movement across culinary learning. Dahn, M., Corrigan, S., DiGiacomo, D., Mejias, S., Nelligan, P., Sefton-Green, J., & Peppler, K. (under review). Making art, making friends: Interest-driven friendship networks as drivers of long-term learning outcomes.
Nelligan, P., DiGiacomo, D., Chew, P., Sefton-Green, J., Peppler, K., & Mejias, S. (2024). Exploring the long-term impacts of out-of-school arts participation among marginalized youth. International Journal for Research on Extended Education (IJREE), 12(1), 5-22.
Conference Papers
Chew, P., Peppler, K., DiGiacomo, D., Nelligan, P., Sefton-Green, J. , & Mejias, S. (2023). Relational connective tissue: A case study of freedom of movement in culinary learning. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Corrigan, S., Dahn, M., Chew, P., Trapp, S., Giacomo, D., Sefton-Green, J., Mejias, S.and Peppler, K. (2024). Exploring Impacts of Arts Education through Inductive Application of Rhetorical Structure Theory. In Learning as a cornerstone of healing, resilience, and community: ISLS Proceedings: 17th Annual Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 338-345). Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Corrigan, S., Ojeda-Ramirez, S., Dahn, M., Chew, P., DiGiacomo, D., Sefton-Green, J., Peppler, K. (2024). Exploring Impacts of Arts Participation through Automated Inductive Annotation. In Learning as a cornerstone of healing, resilience, and community: ISLS Proceedings: 17th Annual Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 346-353). Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Dahn, M., Peppler, K., Corrigan, S., Chew, P., DiGiacomo, D., Mejias, S., Nelligan, P., & Sefton-Green, J. (2024). Friendship as a transformative process: Cultivating interest-driven connections, community, and perspective in the arts. In Learning as a cornerstone of healing, resilience, and community: ISLS Proceedings: 17th Annual Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 322-329). Buffalo, New York: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
DiGiacomo, D., Chew, P., Nelligan, P., Mejias, S., & Peppler, K. (2023). The interdependence of identity, belonging, and learning: Evidence from an out-of-school arts life-course study. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Meeting 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Books and Book Chapters
DiGiacomo, D., Sefton-Green, J., Dahn, M., Nelligan, P., & Mejias, S. (under review). Learning legacies: Surfacing the effects of youth arts over a lifetime. DiGiacomo, D., Nelligan, P., Chew, P., Trapp, S. “Belonging and Identity: Necessary Dimensions of Learning. (in press). In Winn & Winn (Eds.) Social Justice in Education, Volume Title: Language, Literacy and Culture. Bloomsbury Press.
Reports and White Papers
Peppler, K., Corrigan, S., Dahn, M., Sefton-Green, J., DiGiacomo, D., Mejias, S., & Nelligan, P. (2025). Creative expression, caring relationships, and career pathways: A guide to youth outcomes in community arts programs. Public report. The Wallace Foundation. Peppler, K., Sefton-Green, J., DiGiacomo, D., Mejias, S., Corrigan, S., & Dahn, M. (2024). Well-connected: Tracing the enduring effects of community arts programs. Final deliverable and internal report to the Wallace Foundation.