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Maya Hernandez, PhD, currently serves as the Next Generation Initiatives Senior Manager at Go For Broke National Education Center, where responsibilities include developing a national civic engagement program for young adults and managing a summer Journalism Institute. With extensive experience in research and program development, contributions at the Wellesley Centers for Women and the Center for Scholars & Storytellers focus on youth media and wellbeing. Hernandez has held various roles at UC Irvine, including Graduate Student Scholar and Researcher, examining the intersection of social technologies and adolescent mental health. Previous experience includes clinical research at Stanford University and data management roles at Boston Children's Hospital. Educational qualifications include a PhD and MA in Social Ecology from UC Irvine, a BA in Psychology from Johns Hopkins University, and a program in Health Careers at Harvard University.