Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity in the School of Education; Stephanie J. Rowley Collegiate Professor of Education; Professor of Psychology; and 2022 Anti-Racism Collaborative Research & Community Impact Fellow at the University of Michigan
About
Deborah Rivas-Drake is the associate dean for diversity, inclusion, justice, and equity in the School of Education; Stephanie J. Rowley Collegiate Professor of Education; professor of psychology; and 2022 Anti-Racism Collaborative Research & Community Impact Fellow at the University of Michigan. The overarching goal of her work is to illuminate promising practices that disrupt racism and xenophobia and help set diverse young people on trajectories of positive contribution to their schools and communities.
Current Work:
Together with the Contexts of Academic + Socioemotional Adjustment (CASA) Lab (casalab.org), she examines how school, peer, family, and community settings can support adolescents in navigating issues related to race and ethnicity, and how these experiences inform young people’s academic, socioemotional, and civic development. In addition to her academic publications, she has lent her expertise more broadly by collaborating with school leaders and district policymakers to develop translational activities for educators; in writings and webinars for parents and educators; and by consulting on race and ethnicity issues in youth for non-profit organizations, SEL program developers, and industry.
Research Area Keyword(s):
ethnic-racial identity, ethnic-racial discrimination, social contexts, education, peers
