Maya K. Bracy
By Kirsten onFOCUSMaya studies applied developmental science and is interested in embedding concepts of child social, emotional, and biobehavioral development within…
Mi’Chael N. Wright
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIn recent years, there have been studies that have shown that social media is heavily associated with mental health,…
Laurin Bixby
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSLaurin aims to inform policy and prevention efforts that alleviate inequitable access to resources in the social, service, and…
Jessica Drescher
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSJessica is interested in changing the opportunity structure surrounding children living in poverty in service of equalizing those opportunities…
Jenna Sung
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIn the United States, up to 80 percent of youth in need of psychological services never receive them despite…
Grace Ibitamuno
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSHow do population-based screening interventions impact the diagnostic pathway for families of traditionally underserved populations? Are there opportuniti…
Max Aung
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMax Aung’s research focuses on characterizing the underlying mechanisms that link environmental exposures to adverse reproductive and developmental outcom…
Destiny M. B. Printz Pereira
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSDestiny's research aims to address mental and physical health disparities in marginalized populations. She is primarily interested in building…
Tiana Moore
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSHousing is one of the most important social determinants of health. Dimensions of housing, including stability, quality, and conditions…
M. Nicole Kunkel
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSNicole’s current research involves testing how chemical exposures during pregnancy may change brain and behavior, and how that impacts…
Sireen Irsheid
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSSocial structures entrenched in racism and social inequality systematically fail students of color. Sireen is primarily interested in examining…
Sheridan Fuller
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSSince the passage of “welfare reform” in 1996, there have been sharp changes in the safety net—for example, the…
Kristi Roybal
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSThrough community-based research, Kristi hopes to inform policy and practice initiatives that reduce place-based barriers to health and improve…
Jovan Julien
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIsolated and marginalized individuals, families, communities, and organizations often have the least access to the data and evidence that…
Valerie Taing
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSHow can child care and early education promote the health and well-being of immigrant children? Why do some programs…
Jessica Cerdeña
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSJessica applies a biocultural lens to health disparities, studying the epigenetic underpinnings of intergenerational trauma among Latin American migrants…
Blanche Wright
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSEvidence-based treatments (EBTs) designed to improve youth mental health problems have been predominantly validated with middle-class, white families in…
Luisa Maria Rivera
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSLuisa studies the transgenerational transmission of trauma and adversity in communities experiencing chronic and acute stressors. She currently conducts…
