Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Teaching with Inclusivity at the Forefront
I create and implement inclusive activities by diversifying my materials, connecting with students, and creating flexibility in my courses. For example, I select readings from a variety of scholars based on race, gender, and age (graduate student versus senior scholar), survey student interests and select materials based on those interests.
A new resource that might be helpful is this growing list of BIPOC-authored papers.
Equity Focused Initiatives that Seek to Broaden Participation
Assistant Director, Post-Baccalaureate Diversity “Hot Metal Bridge” Fellowship Program, Pitt
Co-founder, Grad School Application Bootcamp for Psychology, Pitt
Representative & Instructional Contributor, VIPitt Program in Psychology, Pitt
Mentor & Research Supervisor, LRDC Summer Undergrad Research Internship Program, Pitt
Conducting Research that Aims to Make Education More Equitable - Recruiting a Diversity of Perspectives
With much of my research examining how to improve student learning, I take particular interest in understanding how these different approaches unfold in different communities. What are the normative practices? How can we overcome bias and create more equitable environments for student learning? To help guide these investigations, I actively seek to work with researchers and students from a diversity of perspectives.
A recent paper that highlights some of this work was recently published in Child Development called “More than growth mindset: Individual and interactive links among socioeconomically disadvantage adolescents’ ability mindsets, metacognitive skills, and math engagement.” https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13560
Hot Metal Bridge Program Cohorts 2016-18
Designed to help students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, this two semester program aims to bridge the gap between an undergraduate degree and a graduate training program — https://www.asgraduate.pitt.edu/hot-metal-bridge-post-bac-program
Related Affiliations
The wonderful people of SPARK Society conduct several interviews with scholars in the field about their experiences in Cognitive Psychology/Science. You can check out all of these interviews here. If you’d like to learn more about my experiences as a Latina in the field, you can read a recap of my interview here.