NYAR Research Center Scholarly Activity, News and Resources 

• National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference serves 1,300 professionals
  April 24, 2023
  Georgia Southern University’s College of Education had near record-breaking attendance at the 34th annual National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Conference. The conference was at capacity with over 1,300 participants from across the U.S. attending sessions as presenters or audience members. The event was held March 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Savannah. Conference […]
• National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center awards seed grants for faculty research in support of local youth advocacy and resiliency 
  April 3, 2023
  The University’s National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Research Center, which promotes scholarly and collaborative research with community partners to assist young people in overcoming conditions that may threaten their safety, health, emotional needs or intellectual development, recently awarded three seed grants to faculty for research that support youth advocacy and resiliency. Read the full […]
• Georgia Southern University College of Education hosts 34th annual National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference, March 5-8.
  February 23, 2023
  The conference brings together more than 1,200 professionals in education, social work, law enforcement, counseling and other child and family advocacy entities from around the country for quality, relevant training to better serve youth. “This year’s NYAR conference is sure to be inspiring, rejuvenating and full of practical strategies to support youth and the adults […]
• Co-directors begin roles for Georgia Southern University’s new youth research center
  January 14, 2022
  This month, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Ed.D., and Chad Posick, Ph.D., assume their roles as the co-directors of Georgia Southern University’s National Youth Resilience and Advocacy (NYAR) Research Center. Announced last fall, the NYAR Research Center, housed in the College of Education (COE), serves as an interdisciplinary research center to develop evidence-based practices supporting educators, community […]
• Georgia Southern’s College of Education creates research center dedicated to youth advocacy
  September 14, 2021
  For more than 30 years, Georgia Southern University’s National Youth Advocacy and Resilience (NYAR) Conference (formerly the National Youth-at-Risk Conference) has served as an epicenter of information sharing and advancement for the support of youth facing challenges across the nation. The conference recently led to the creation of the NYAR Research Center, an interdisciplinary facility […]
• Youth advocates to gather virtually for 2021 National Youth-at-Risk Conference
  February 19, 2021
  “We did not want to miss an opportunity for these crucial advocates to come together to share experiences and knowledge. Our youth are too important.” Alisa Leckie, Ph.D. For the first time in its 32-year history, the National Youth-at-Risk (NYAR) Conference is going virtual. From March 8 to 10, the conference will provide resources and […]
• Georgia Southern hosts 30th annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference
  February 6, 2019
  More than 120 training sessions are coming to Savannah as the Georgia Southern University College of Education hosts the 30th annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel March 3 through 6. The conference brings together over 1,200 professionals in education, social work, law enforcement, counseling, and other child and family advocacy fields from […]
• Georgia Southern University’s National Youth-At-Risk Center Conference Breaks Attendance Record
  March 23, 2015
  SAVANNAH, Ga., March 10, 2015: More than 1,500 professionals from across the globe travelled to Savannah, Georgia, for Georgia Southern University’s 26th Annual National Youth-At-Risk (NYAR) Conference, directed by the College of Education’s NYAR Center, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from March 1, 2015 through March 4, 2015. The conference’s official count Wednesday reached a […]

Last updated: 4/3/2023