Faculty, Staff and Students
Director
Andrew J. Fuligni, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychology. He also is a Senior Scientist in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Fuligni’s research focuses on adolescent development among culturally and ethnically diverse populations, with particular attention to teenagers from immigrant Asian and Latin American backgrounds. Receiving his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan, he was a recipient of the American Psychological Association's Boyd McCandless Award for Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology, a William T. Grant Faculty Scholars Award, a FIRST award from NICHD, and he is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Fuligni currently is an Associate Editor of the journal Child Development.
Students & Staff
Oscar Baldelomar's research focuses on identity development in children and adolescents in the US and abroad. He's interested in the interplay of culture and identity formation, and how cognitive development impacts identity development.
Daisy Camacho is interested in working with adolescents' contextual factors, such as parents, family, and neighborhood, to positively impact the academic achievement of populations underrepresented in education, such as low-income, first-generation ethnic minority students.
Melissa Chan examines the impact of acculturation-related stress on the physical and mental health of adolescents. She is particularly interested in working with the Asian and Latino American immigrant population given that these two groups are the largest immigrant groups. CV.
Guadalupe Espinoza is interested in how the school social context (e.g., school climate perceptions) and online context impact school functioning and peer relationships, primarily among adolescents from Latin American backgrounds. CV
Cari Gillen-O’Neel examines the educational implications of social psychological and social cognitive development. She studies students’ perceptions of themselves (e.g., academic self-concept and ethnic identity) and the world around them (e.g., stigma awareness and school belonging) and how these perceptions change over time and impact academic achievement. CV.
Shu-Sha Angie Guan studies the immigrant experience and new media. She is interested in how they shape socio-emotional, cognitive, & identity development in youth and young adults.
Heejung Park is interested in the acculturation and enculturation experiences of immigrants and ethnic minorities and how they influence individuals' development and well-being.
Eva H. Telzer studies family relationships and the well being of culturally and ethnically diverse adolescents. She uses multiple methods including daily diaries, questionnaires, fMRI, and PNI to examine how cultural values are transmitted from parents to children, how these values are manifested behaviorally and psychologically, and the implications for psychological well being, achievement, and physical health. CV
Kim M. Tsai is interested in the impact of culture on the academic and social adjustment of ethnic minorities, including immigrants and first-generation young adults. Currently, she focuses on ethnic identity development during the transition from adolescence into adulthood.
Jenjira Yahirun studies intergenerational relationships in immigrant and non-immigrant families across different social contexts and over the life course. Specifically, she is interested in nativity differences in the socio-demographic correlates of care (broadly defined) between later-life persons and their adult children.
Grace Chung, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Family Studies and Child Development at Seoul National University.
Lisa Flook, Ph.D., is an Assistant Scientist at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Virginia Huynh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Development at California State University, Northridge.
Lisa Kiang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University.
Christina Hardway, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Merrimack University.
Carrie L. Masten, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.
Jennifer H. Pfeifer, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon.
Melissa R. Witkow, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Willamette University.
