Collegiate Affiliation
Assistant Professor,
Psychology
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Identity and Well-being Research Lab
Driven to Equity: New Faculty Tackle Health and Well-being

I am a counseling psychologist whose research examines how social identity, social stress, and sociocultural context shape psychological well-being, health, and educational outcomes. My work focuses particularly on racial and ethnic identity, intersectionality, discrimination and minority stress, resilience, and collective coping among socially marginalized communities. A second line of my research translates this knowledge into culturally responsive interventions in mental health, education, and healthcare contexts. I study scalable approaches to reducing barriers to mental health care, institutional supports that promote belonging and persistence among underrepresented students, and ways to improve psychological research and practice across diverse communities. Across these areas, my goal is to connect basic, applied, and translational science with prevention, intervention, and systems-level change.

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • Ph.D.: Counseling Psychology, University of Minnesota
  • B.A.: Psychology, Lawrence University

Specialties

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Health and well-being
  • Diversity science
  • Stress and trauma
  • Identity development
  • Interventions to reduce disparities in health and education.