About
Rebecca M. B. White is an associate professor of family and human development in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University (ASU), where she is also co-director of the Latino Resilience Enterprise. In this role and institution, she has had the very good fortune to be surrounded by wonderful colleagues, collaborators, and thinkers. She trained in general studies and American Sign Language (New River Community College), human services counseling (Old Dominion University), public health (University of Arizona), and family and human development (ASU). Dr. White's program of research examines Latino/a/x adolescents development within cultural, neighborhood, and family contexts. Broadly, she aspires to engage in meaningful scholarship (research, mentoring, teaching, and service) geared toward promoting positive development among diverse youths, families, and neighborhoods. In terms of research, she is a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar and has published research in American Psychologist, Developmental Psychology, and Child Development. She has engaged in mentoring emerging scholars, including those in the Society for Research in Child Development's Frances Degen Horowitz Millennium Scholars Program and the Society for Research on Adolescence's Undergraduate Scholars Program. Finally, as secretary of the SRCD Latino Caucus and member of SRCD's Ethnic Racial Issues committee, she works to promote high-quality research and inclusive institutions for diverse children, youth, and families.
Current Work
Dr. White's scholarship involves examining how the neighborhoods people live in shape the opportunities and challenges they encounter. In this way, whe examines whether and how neighborhoods shape family processes, socio-cultural processes, and adolescent developmental processes.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Adolescence, Family, Latino/a/x, Neighborhoods, parenting