Thrive Lab
Who We Are
Established in September 2023, we are a research team of developmental science and education in the Department of Psychology at Portland State University.
Our Research Focus
The Thrive Lab examines how we can describe, explain, and optimize various academic and socioemotional outcomes among adolescents and young adults from diverse backgrounds. In particular, we take a social justice lens, focusing on how we can promote thriving among youth from marginalized communities in the United States and around the world (e.g., immigrant youth, Asian American youth).
Our Methods
To study complex developmental phenomena among diverse populations, we apply a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods, such as:
Surveys
Qualitative Interviews
Daily Diary
Structural Equation Modeling
Mixture Models
Longitudinal Data Analysis