Gigi Yang

Gigi Yang joined the Build a Better Book team in 2018 as the project’s Network Coordinator. In this role, she supports the work of BBB network partners and teen interns across the country. She supports the project’s research goals, manages the BBB website, and curates and disseminates information about the project through online communications. Prior to joining the Build a Better Book team, Ms. Yang worked for many years as a librarian, managing Young Adult Services at a public library. She holds a B.S. in Textiles and Apparel Design from Cornell University and a M.S. in Library and Information Science from Emporia State University.

Publications

Engineering With Empathy in the Build a Better Book Project: Meaningful Making Supports STEM Participation
Engineering With Empathy in the Build a Better Book Project: Meaningful Making Supports STEM Participation
Stacey Forsyth, Jessica Sickler, Gigi Yang. © 2023. 22 pages.
Build a Better Book (BBB) is a novel STEM education initiative that engages youth in an authentic, empathy-driven engineering design experience in which they create inclusive...