Dr. Fusco is currently serving as the Howland Endowed Chair at the University of Minnesota and will return to her teaching position in the Fall of 2012.

For the past twenty years, Dr. Fusco’s research has focused on youth development and afterschool leading to increased national and international recognition. Recently she was the Keynote Speaker at the History of Youth Work conference in Minnesota and presented at the International Conference on Youth Work and Youth Studies in Glasgow. She serves on a national panel of leaders in youth work, the Next Generation Coalition, has authored dozens of peer-reviewed articles and produced the documentary, When School Is Not Enough. Her most recent work is an edited volume to be published later this year entitled, Advancing Youth Work: Current Trends, Critical Questions.