Prof. Christy Starr
Prof. Christy Starr
Assistant Professor Educational Psychology
Assistant Professor Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof. Christy Starr’s research examines how to increase equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by leveraging individual and community strengths (such as family support) while decreasing barriers (such as stereotypes). Starr received her PhD in developmental psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz (Mentor: Campbell Leaper), and her bachelor’s degree from Knox College in Illinois (Mentor: Gail Ferguson). She was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Irvine, where she worked on a project funded by the National Science Foundation that studied adolescent STEM motivation, intersectionality, and families (Mentors: Sandi Simpkins & Jacque Eccles).
Prof. Christy Starr’s research examines how to increase equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by leveraging individual and community strengths (such as family support) while decreasing barriers (such as stereotypes). Starr received her PhD in developmental psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz (Mentor: Campbell Leaper), and her bachelor’s degree from Knox College in Illinois (Mentor: Gail Ferguson). She was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Irvine, where she worked on a project funded by the National Science Foundation that studied adolescent STEM motivation, intersectionality, and families (Mentors: Sandi Simpkins & Jacque Eccles).
Christy is first-generation and grew up in a low income, rural family.
Christy is first-generation and grew up in a low income, rural family.
