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I am an Assistant Professor in the Applied Psychology in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Research Methodology department with an appointment in Human Development. I received my Ph.D. in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Psychology, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

My research program investigates how students’ identities, culture, and mental health relate to their academic motivation across secondary and postsecondary education and within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) contexts. I am particularly interested in research that centers and celebrates the perspectives and schooling experiences of minoritized adolescents and young adults. In exploring these topics, I take an interdisciplinary approach in collaborating with students and faculty members in educational psychology, teacher education, public health, and STEM, embrace asset-based and critical frameworks, and utilize a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches.

Recent work appears in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Researcher, the Journal of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Psychology, the Journal of Adolescent Research, the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, and Science ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, and my research teams have received funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, American ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Research Association, American Psychological Association, IU Racial Justice Research Fund, and the IU School of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. I currently serve on the editorial boards of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence and the Journal of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøal Psychology and am a Holmes Scholar Mentor.