 |
Robert
M. Sellers, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Robert Sellers is a Professor in the Department
of Psychology at the University of Michigan and Research
Associate at the Institute for Social Research. A native
of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Sellers attended Howard University
where he received All-American honors in football. After
graduating cum laude with a bachelor's of science degree
in psychology in 1985, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in
personality psychology from the University of Michigan
in 1990. Following his graduate work, Dr. Sellers served
as an Assistant and an Associate professor in the Department
of Psychology at the University of Virginia. In 1997,
Dr. Sellers returned to the University of Michigan to
continue his research and teaching efforts. |
 |
Courtney D. Cogburn, MSW
MSW, University of Michigan
M.A. Social Work, University of Michigan
B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia |
 |
Kahlil Ford
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Personality & Social Contexts
University of Michigan
e-mail: krf@umich.edu
Kahlil Ford is a graduate student
in the University of Michigan's Personality
and Social Contexts Psychology area.
He completed his undergraduate degree
at the University of California, Riverside
where he worked with Carolyn Murray,
Sabine French, and Jelani Mandara.
His current research is broadly concerned
with the development and situational
correlates of racial identity. More
specifically, he is
interested in how children interpret their parents' race-related
messages and how these interpretations shape their racial identities. |
 |
Leah Hangarter
Doctoral Pre-Candidate |
|
Hoa
Nguyen
Doctoral candidate in Ecological-Community Psychology
Michigan State University
Research interest: My major
interests are on community-based intervention.
I have been involved with research in the areas
of families with childhood cancer, community-based
relapse prevention, school-based health program,
and more recently alternative community-based
treatment programs for problem youths. I am
also interested in applying and developing
statistical and computer simulation methods
that can provide insight to the dynamic interactions
between individual and societal systems.
|
 |
Christina Oney
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
|
| |
Francine Segovia
Doctoral Pre-Candidate |
 |
Ciara Smalls
Doctoral Candidate
Research Interests: My research interest focuses on
factors related to the academic achievement of African-American
students. I am aslo interested in the role of parent
involvement on achievement as well as parent characteristics
that influence involvement. |
| |
Travis Tatum
Doctoral Pre-Candidate |
