THE ECOLOGY OF CONNECTION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT AND CONNECTEDNESS TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AMONG YOUTH Janis Whitlock Cornell University *Direct all correspondence to Janis Whitlock, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, 202A Beebe Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 (jlw43@cornell.edu). This paper was supported by funding from the W.T Grant Foundation for research at the Henry A. Murray Research Center of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, the American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) Educational Foundation American Fellowship, and the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. The statements and opinions expressed are the author’s and are not a reflection of any one of the study’s funders. Appreciation goes especially to Richard Lerner and Clea McNeely who made many helpful suggestions along the way.