In the Psychometrics, Research, and Evaluation Promoting Adaptation, Resiliency, and Education (PREPARE) Lab, my evaluation work focuses on assessing the effectiveness of educational and support programs serving diverse student populations. We use mixed-method approaches (surveys, interviews, and longitudinal data) to examine outcomes such as academic success, sense of belonging, and persistence, with particular attention to students from low-income backgrounds. This work includes leading internal evaluations of externally funded programs to identify strengths, inform program improvement, and guide evidence-based decision-making.
Another central focus of the PREPARE lab is psychometric research, including the development, validation, and refinement of both existing and emerging psychological and educational measures. This work emphasizes evaluating the reliability, validity, and measurement equivalence of widely used scales and emerging constructs (e.g., artificial intelligence anxiety) across diverse populations, often through multi-campus collaborations.
The lab also examines the adjustment and well-being of diverse adolescents and young adults, with a focus on how individual characteristics (e.g., immigrant generational status) and contextual influences (e.g., family and peer relationships) shape developmental outcomes. Ongoing work includes research on family conflict in diverse family structures, as well as associations between family dynamics, mental health, academic outcomes, and alcohol use.
For more information, visit the PREPARE Lab webpage.