NCID-2926
Margarita Azmitia
Professor of Psychology
University of California Santa Cruz
Education/Degree:
1 Developmental Psychology Developmental Psychology (University of Minnesota)
About
I am a Latine Professor of Psychology. I immigrated to the U.S. from Guatemala to go to college at UNC-Greensboro and pursued my PhD. at the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. I have taught at the University of Kansas, Florida International University, and, since 1989, at the University of California-Santa Cruz. I have also served on SRCD's Latinx Caucus and co-chaired the APA task force on tenure and promotion of faculty of color.
Current Work
I study diverse adolescents and young adults' educational experiences as they transition to middle school, high school, and in some cases, college. I ask how youth's gender, racial, sexual, and social class identities, their families and friends' support, and coping skills help them navigate academics and social positive and negative experiences in school, for example making friends and finding mentors while also experiencing isolation, discrimination, and stress. In simpler terms, I study how youths' identities, relationships, strengths, and challenges relate to their social and academic adjustment and mental health. Most of my current research involves students who are the first generation in their families to graduate from high school and attend college.
Research Area Keyword(s)
identity intersectionalities, educational pathways, close relationships, discrimination, well-being