Gendered Ethnic Identity Development (click to read summary)
For my masters thesis, I examined gendered ethnic identity development by testing the impact of the gender intensification hypothesis and women's role as culture keepers. (Presented at Society for the Research on Child Development conference in Austin, 2017) Sexism in Video Games
In collaboration with game developers, I worked to create original video games in order to experimentally assess the impact of sexualized, objectified representations of women in video games on game players attitudes about women. (Presented at Gender Development Research Conference in San Francisco, 2016) |
High School Students' Perceptions of Police in their Schools
I work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers to assess Baltimore City high school students' perceptions of school and community police officers. See more at: http://baltimorestudentvoice.weebly.com/ (Presented at Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues in Albuquerque, 2017) Measurement of Gender Equity
I worked with Dr. Nicole Else-Quest on a handbook chapter on nation-level indicators of gender equity and the strengths of using domain specific measures. Read that chapter here: Nation-Level Indicators of Gender Equity |
Parent-Child Conversations in Museums
I worked with Dr. Maureen Callanan on research at the San Jose Children's Museum. We examined parent-child conversations about science to better understand how to facilitate interest in science and whether parents talk to sons and daughters differently in science-based conversations. |
Sexualization of Young Girls
I worked with Christy Starr in collaboration with Dr. Campbell Leaper and Dr. Eileen Zurbriggen on research about self-objectification among young girls. This research followed a 2007 APA task force report that indicated pervasive media representations of sexualized young girls. We investigated whether young girls internalize media messages using innovative methods. |
Gender Socialization in Schools
I worked with Dr. Rebecca Bigler and Amy Hayes on an encyclopedia chapter on the role of schools in the socialization of gender. Read that chapter here: Gender Socialization in Schools. |
Social Comparison Theory
I worked with Dr. Faye Crosby on an encyclopedia chapter about social comparison theory and the role of relative deprivation. Read that chapter here: Social Comparison Theory |