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I am a quantitative and applied experimental psychologist who pursues two streams of programmatic research. The first uses latent variable models to examine the cross-cultural validity of psychological measures and the effects of measurement bias on public health efforts to understand and eliminate health disparities, particularly among the Hispanic community. This work also seeks to elucidate the causal mechanism that lead to culturally based measurement bias. The second stream of research I conduct examines the application of experimental psychological theories to the science of learning in young adulthood. This work especially focuses on using new technologies to test techniques that should bolster young adults' initial understanding of scientific methods and support students' long term retention and application of scientific thinking throughout adulthood. It additionally seeks to understand the role of young adults' social, emotional, and cognitive development in learning. Both of these foci result in an active research lab that includes undergraduate and graduate research assistants. Please contact me if you would like to apply for one of the lab's spots.
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