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About
Entered PhD Program 2017
Advisor Rucker Johnson
B.A., Sociology, Harvard University ('06)
J.D., Berkeley Law School ('14)
My research agenda ultimately boils down to two words: expand belonging.
One strand of my research focuses on k-12 public school discipline reform. I have co-authored a piece published in Science regarding the effectiveness of an innovative approach that combines policy and mindset interventions to reduce discipline disparities. And I am working on using advanced quantitative methodologies to assess the effectiveness of California's Restorative Justice (RJ) programs and identify the conditions under which they thrive.
The second stand focuses on means of reducing interracial bias and distance. I co-authored a piece in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations presenting evidence that interracial contact in workplaces reduces racial bias. Currently, I am conducting further analysis to assess the conditions under which contact in other environments can reduce racial bias. I have also co-authored two manuscripts regarding impacts of stigmatizing media on anti-Asian bias, and on the relationship between county level anti-Black bias and COVID-19 disparities.
In the past, I have written law review articles providing research backed tips for improving higher education pedagogy, advocating for a constitutional obligations to provide every child with an empowering education, and highlighting vulnerabilities in juvenile courts that render them more likely to issue decisions informed by implicit biases.
I have written articles for The Nation regarding bias in terrorism coverage and regarding bias in the Electoral College. And I've written for EdWeek regarding the promise of magnet schools and regarding a recent threat to Obama era regulations designed to mitigate shocking racial disparities in public school discipline.
Research Interests
- Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
- Education
- Quantitative Methods
- Race/Racial Justice
- Social Psychology
- Stereotyping, Prejudice & Discrimination
- Law
- Restorative Justice
- School Discipline and School Climate
- Intergroup Contact Theory