Dr. Gullan’s research is on empowerment and civic engagement in traditionally disenfranchised populations, with an emphasis on interventions to support positive identity development in urban, African American adolescents. She has previously published articles and book chapters on moral identity development, civic engagement, community service, and aggression and violence prevention with inner-city youth. The study discussed in the present article was funded by Dr. Gullan’s Kirschstein National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of health (HD052579).