Data Storytelling: Research for Social Change with Angelica Puzio

Meet the Teaching Artist

Angelica Puzio

Dr. Angelica Puzio is a developmental psychologist at Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Her research and writing investigate how ideologies transform behavior and relationships, especially in relation to gender.

At this workshop, Angelica broke down the myth that research and data are inaccessible and boring, and instead experience the thrill of telling a story by embracing data as a powerful tool for social justice. In this workshop, participants learned what researchers actually do including how to create a research question, how to form hypotheses, how to test hypotheses in a systematic way, and how to visually communicate your findings to inform others. Participants used a “choose your own adventure” model to design their own study and then translated their findings into dynamic infographics using Canva. This workshop was digital and included a data visualization lesson led by Girls Write Now Fellow Tatiana Mena Ramos. 

Mentee/Mentors…
Gained a better understanding of how to use data to strengthen your claims when writing
Learned how to create an infographic 
Worked collaboratively in a group
Learned about the professional journey of a researcher
Learned about presenting data in a compelling way via infographics 
Developed a new excitement towards data as a tool for storytelling. 

Highlights:
“I learned how powerful research can be”
“I learned that collecting data isn’t as scary as I thought”
“A good reminder that visualizing the data makes it feel more concrete and powerful’’