Work & Advocacy

On Safer Internet Day 2021, Trisha joined a "talented group of people from the worlds of education, technology, nonprofits and law enforcement about a range of urgent issues, including online toxicity, the racial justice movement, free speech, the battle against misinformation, and the very real pressure to be 'perfect.'"

At just 20 years old, Trisha becomes the youngest honoree named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 2021 Social Impact List for her work with ReThink.

Trisha becomes the youngest-ever Grand Prize Winner of Harvard's President's Innovation Challenge, a competition for innovators at all of Harvard's 12 schools. She receives a $75K prize.

Returning to her roots, Trisha donates the cash prize she receives for her win of the WebMD Health Hero Award towards development of a Green Screen Room in the Naperville Public Library. Trisha says that she hopes the room will allow children in Naperville and the surrounding area to pursue creative digital projects.

World-renowned actor Shah Rukh Khan hosts a series of TED talks on "Nayi Soch" (new thinking) in Mumbai, India. A fan of Trisha's talk, he includes her talk in his personally curated TED talk playlist: "Please enjoy these talks that I hope capture your heart as they did mine."

Selected by a constituency of over 900 students, Trisha is elected to the position of Youth Governor of Illinois, overseeing a 4-day government simulation from the Governor's office in Springfield, Illinois.

Boosterthon brings the ReThink tool and message, as well as Trisha's journey, to over to 5M students around the country via its educational materials.

At just 16, Trisha pitches ReThink on ABC's Shark Tank to 6 Sharks, where she receives an investment offer from Mark Cuban and Lori Grenier.

As a winner of the 2016 Tyler Clementi Foundation Upstander Legacy Award, Trisha was later appointed to the Tyler Clementi Foundation's Board; subsequently, in 2019, she was appointed to the Advisory Council.

Trisha is featured in Steve Harvey's #BullyingEndsHere show

Trisha is invited by Girls Who Code Founder Ms. Reshma Saujani to deliver a keynote on the power of women and people of color to change the world with code. Trisha speaks to an audience of over 300 at the event.

Trisha delivers a keynote speech on ReThink and its power to end online hate at La Ciudad de las Ideas in Puebla, Mexico.

Trisha is named a winner of the 2015 Congressional App Challenge amongst applicants from Representative Bill Foster's constituency.

As a panelist at the Military Child Education Coalition's National Training Seminar in Washington, D.C. Trisha Prabhu shares with fellow panel members and audience members her real-life experiences with cyberbullying and how she chose to make a difference. DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard.

Trisha gives a TEDx talk on ReThink in Mumbai, India, for an audience of thousands.

Along with 250 other VIP guests, Trisha is invited to White House by President Obama to exhibit ReThink at the White House Science Fair.

In an interview with Cyberbullying.gov, Trisha shared her work with Dr. Sameer Hinduja, cyberbullying researcher and leading expert. Said Dr. Hinduja: "This year, I’ve enjoyed being in touch with Trisha Prabhu, a 14-year-old freshman at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. In the fall of 2013, after hearing about a young girl’s suicide because of cyberbullying, she set out to design a long-term solution to cyberbullying. Her work led her to the product Rethink, which won a spot as a Google Science Fair 2014 Global Finalist."

Trisha is named a Google Science Fair Global Finalist for her extensive research investigating the efficacy of ReThink. Over 93% of the time, she learns, ReThink works to stop the hurtful message and stop the damage before it is done.

At age 13, Trisha first learns of the suicide of a 12-year-old girl following years of cyberbullying. Shocked and heartbroken, Trisha decides to be an Upstander, not a bystander to the issue. Trisha's award-winning research into the brain and behavior resulted in her invention ReThink, a technology where in adolescents have a moment to pause, review and rethink before posting anything hurtful online. With efficacy rate of over 93%, adolescents change their minds and do not post a hurtful message with ReThink. ReThink is the first ever transformational solution to stop the damage before it is done.