Dr. Alexandra Merritt Johnson is a Senior Inclusive Innovation Researcher at Digital Promise with over ten years of experience leading research and evaluation projects that center equity. Her educational background is in developmental psychology with a focus on positive development of youth from historically and systematically excluded communities. Her recent work has spanned topics such as equity in education R&D processes, critical consciousness development, racial identity development across various contexts and culturally responsive teaching. Her methodological training and expertise centers on transformational research practices that are mutually beneficial, participatory, culturally responsive and contextualized to meet the needs of stakeholders.
