I use community-engaged methods to improve Black, Latinx, and/or low-income adolescents’ preventive health behaviors (e.g., diet, physical activity, and substance use) and wellbeing.
I have three specific areas of research:
I have three specific areas of research:
- developing and testing theories and scales that capture health-related constructs relevant to minoritized adolescents;
- designing interventions that align with adolescents’ lived experiences;
- exploring the risks and opportunities of social media for adolescents’ health and wellbeing.