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Jaleesa Trapp

Postdoctoral Associate
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Four Media Lab students receive 2022 MIT Presidential Fellowship awards

Congratulations to four Media Lab students, who have received 2022 MIT Presidential Fellowship awards.
Article Research

Angela Davis: “We need to renew our commitments to struggle against racism”

Jaleesa Trapp was the graduate student speaker at MIT's 49th annual Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Post Research

Meet the 2023 LEGO Papert Fellows

Congratulations to Manaswi, Caitlin, and Jaleesa on receiving this fellowship!
Post Research

SXSW 2022 PanelPicker Proposals

Media Lab students, faculty, researchers, and affiliates pitching panels at SXSW 2022
Article Research

5 questions with MIT Media Lab’s Jaleesa Trapp

Code.org interviews Lifelong Kindergarten PhD student Jaleesa Trapp in honor of Women’s History Month.
Post Research

Career Girls Role Models

Watch the interviews conducted by Career Girls with Labbers Randi Williams, Jaleesa Trapp, Marian Muthui, and Alexis Hope.
Article Research

Career Girls Role Models: Jaleesa Trapp

Jaleesa Trapp talks about her career path, how technology encodes the values of its designers, and the importance of play.
Video Videos

Design Justice: A talk and discussion with Sasha Costanza-Chock, Catherine D’Ignazio, and Jaleesa Trapp

Sasha Costanza-Chock presents key insights from their book Design Justice.
Aug. 14, 2020
Article Research

Episode 19: COVID-19 Update - Jaleesa Trapp - Flaws in Facial Recognition

Jaleesa Trapp talks to Brittney Gallagher about how she works to create equitable spaces for STEM learning experiences.
Post Research

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

Congratulations to all who graduated during the 2019-2020 academic year!
Article Research

Jaleesa Trapp shakes things up in the classroom and in computing

The PhD student and former high school teacher aims to study the ways young people of color interact with technology.
Article Research

‘Uncovering Hidden Pathways’ focuses on future minority youth in STEM

Jaleesa Trapp led a discussion at her alma mater about antiracist approaches to engaging young people from marginalized groups in STEM.
Post Research

Introducing the 2018-19 MIT Media Lab Learning Fellows

Our new cohort is the most diverse yet—bringing together graduate students from eight Media Lab research groups.
Post Research

SXSW 2019 PanelPicker Proposals

Media Lab students, faculty, researchers and affiliates pitching panels at SXSW 2019
Article Research

Cultivating an Environment for Creative and Confident Youth Leaders

Lifelong Kindergarten student Jaleesa Trapp shares her experience with the Clubhouse Network Teen Summit.