Rebecca Riccio

Rebecca Riccio serves as the Khaled and Olfat Juffali Director of the Social Impact Lab and Lecturer of Human Services at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities. She specializes in experiential learning, systems thinking, and ethical community-engaged education.

• Related departments: Human Services Program, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
• Leadership roles: Racial Justice Initiative leadership team, NUPD Advisory Board
• Research focus: Social change, ethical reasoning, and nonprofit education

Her work emphasizes cultivating changemaker competencies in students, including systems thinking and self-authorship. She collaborates with global networks like the Millennium Campus Network and has been recognized through fellowships such as the Ashoka U Change Leader designation. Her awards include Service-Learning Fellow and Faculty Scholar honors at Northeastern University.