The Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) is an advisory board made up of academic researchers and motivated high school students interested in addressing the issues young people face online through research.

A collaboration between the Brown University Sociotechnical Systems and Wellbeing Research Lab (SWRL) and the Cornell Social Media Lab (SML), the YLAB is helmed by Diana Freed, Ph.D. (SWRL), and Natalie Bazarova, Ph.D. (SML).

What kinds of issues do we aim to address?

The needs and concerns of youths online are ever evolving. Here are a few examples of topics we cover!