Publications & Presentations

For more than 20 years, Eric Gurna has played major roles in multiple publications, all while presenting at many conferences, professional development trainings and other events - including but not limited to:

Selected Presentations

● National University Power of Engagement Summit 2021
● How Kids Learn Speaker Forum 2020
● ASU+GSV Summit 2019
● National Afterschool Association Convention (2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019)

● Best of Out of School Time (BOOST) Conference (2008, 2019, 2021)

● School's Out Washington’s Bridge Conference (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019)
● Keynote Speaker for Rhode Island’s Lights On Afterschool event (2014)
● New York Coalition of Radical Educators Conference (2013)
● Keynote Speaker for Alaska Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers (2011)
● National 21st Century Community Learning Centers Summer Institute (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

● National Summer Learning Conference (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)

● Washington Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers Conference (2010)

● NY 21st Century Community Learning Centers Conference (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

● Beyond School Hours Conference (2008, 2009, 2012)
● NYC Out of School Time Symposium (2007, 2008)

Selected Publications

● Trauma, Adversity and Transformation in Afterschool Programs, Medium.com (2019)

● CareerFirsts work readiness curriculum for FEGS (2012)
● Connecting for Success, a social and emotional learning and violence prevention guide (2012)

● STEM Guide for National Urban League (2012)

● Good Game curriculum for Athletes for Hope (2011)

● Expanding Horizons toolkit for Asia Society (2010)

● Go Girl Go expansion curriculum for Women’s Sports Foundation (2010)

● Real Jobs, Real Teens, a work readiness curriculum and Real Stories, Real Teens, a youth development curriculum published by Youth Communication (2007, 2009)

● Youth Mapping curriculum for Youthline America (2008)

● All Over the World, global literacy curriculum published by National Summer Learning Association (2007)

● Program Quality Tool User’s Guide for New York State Afterschool Network (2007)

● Connecting Youth to Work for New Haven Free Public Library (2006)

● Journal & Workbook for Summer Youth Employees in the TASC Summer Jobs Program (2003)

● Healthy Children, Healthy Futures, a health and fitness media message curriculum (2002)
● Solving Problems Together, A Practical Training Manual for Building Neighborhoods for Citizen’s

Committee for New York City (2001)