Scott Seider is a professor of applied developmental and educational psychology at Boston College. His research focuses on the role that educators can play in fostering young people's civic development and critical consciousness. A former secondary teacher, Scott is the author of more than 75 academic publications, including Schooling for Critical Consciousness: Engaging Black and Latinx Youth in Analyzing, Navigating, and Challenging Racial Injustice (co-authored with Daren Graves). Scott also currently serves on advisory boards for a number of youth-serving organizations, including EL Education, the Journal of Adolescent Research, and the Center for Parent and Teen Communication.