Overview
As a psychological scientist with a background in human development, I take a scientifically rigorous approach to understanding the factors that contribute to emotional and academic adjustment during childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, with a particular focus on the college years. I currently serve as Director of Research for the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) at Duke, providing leadership for research, assessment, and evaluation efforts in furtherance of our mission to facilitate transformational educational experiences for all undergraduates. Prior to joining OUE, I was a Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke, and project director for the four-campus Student Resilience and Well-Being Project funded by The Duke Endowment.
Education
Ph.D., Duke University, 2013
M.A., Duke University, 2010
B.A., North Carolina State University, 2006
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
A Novel Approach for Evaluating a Schoolwide Antiracist Curriculum Intervention
Journal Article AERA Open · January 1, 2024 This manuscript describes our effort to apply a novel approach to understanding student outcomes associated with a schoolwide antiracist intervention. We report a multimethod quantitative approach to evaluate a 10-week antiracist intervention designed and ... Full text CiteSocial relationship provisions and loneliness in school: Child- and classroom-level effects.
Journal Article Journal of school psychology · August 2023 Building on social needs theory (Weiss, 1974), this study introduces the construct of classroom provision richness and examines the association between the exchange of social provisions among children in classrooms and children's feelings of loneliness in ... Full text CiteChanges in Depressive Symptoms in Response to a Significant Stressor in College
Journal Article International Journal of Community Well-Being · December 1, 2021 Changes in depressive symptoms in response to the experience of a first high-impact stressor (i.e., a stressor rated as both very upsetting and very disruptive) in college were examined as an indicator of student resilience. Participants were 953 college u ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
The Resilience Project: A proposal to The Duke Endowment for a four-year study of undergraduate student resilience and interventions that will promote resilience
ResearchProject Manager · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2013 - 2017View All Grants