The RACC lab is committed to conducting research on how different processes of risk and protection support or undermine the identity development, adaptation, and health outcomes of youth and families from adversity-exposed, ethnic-racial minority, and immigrant backgrounds. Because culture and context matter, our lab studies what and how different cultural and contextual experiences such as cultural socialization, family values, and parenting practices strengthen pathways to positive development and maladaptation.
The RACC lab uses multiple methods (qualitative interviews, quantitative assessments, direct observation, and psychophysiology) to identify how risk and protective processes contribute to individual differences in development and to understand what cultural processes and mechanisms at multiple levels of influence mitigate risk and promote successful and healthy adaptation. To capture a comprehensive and multidimensional understanding of the lived experiences of our youth and their families, we collect information from the youth, caregivers, peers, romantic partners, mentors, and teachers.
The ultimate goal of our lab is to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary, and translational research that will improve lives and promote healthy functioning and adaptation among youth and families from historically disadvantaged communities.
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