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I am committed to creating learning, research, and professional environments in which people across identities and backgrounds are valued, respected, and able to participate fully. This includes differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, nationality and geographic origin, genetic information, culture, disability, physical appearance, age, religion, socioeconomic background, and the many ways these identities intersect.
This commitment requires recognizing how identity, privilege, power, and belonging shape science and education. These forces influence everything from the assumptions we make and the ways we communicate to the questions we investigate, the methods we use, and the content we teach. I therefore strive not only to acknowledge inequities but also to identify and challenge the systems that produce and sustain them.
I put these commitments into practice across my research, teaching, mentorship, service, and public scholarship by:
Questioning the assumption that average effects apply equally to all learners, particularly when findings come from samples that do not represent the broader population.
Incorporating methods that allow learners to describe their experiences in their own words.
Expanding whose scholarship informs my work by reading, citing, learning from, and collaborating with scholars who bring varied backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences.
Broadening access to psychological science by communicating research to public audiences, particularly students, educators, and other educational stakeholders.
Taking a democratic approach to teaching that emphasizes transparent policies, values student input, and provides multiple ways to engage with, encounter, and demonstrate learning.
Co-creating workshops with students that address the “hidden curriculum” and other barriers to entering and persisting in academia.
Creating opportunities for scholars from varied backgrounds to connect and share their work through public scholarship, collaboration, and other creative projects.
Mentoring and advocating for the next generation of psychology scholars and professionals within my department, institution, and professional organizations.
Continuing my own education through evidence-based workshops, symposia, conversations, and training—and sharing what I learn with my communities.
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