Assistant Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University
About
Fantasy T. Lozada is an assistant professor of developmental psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She graduated with her PhD in lifespan developmental psychology from North Carolina State University as an Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Scholar and a Center for Developmental Science Predoctoral Fellow. Dr. Lozada completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context.
Her work explores the interplay of culture, race, and emotions and predictors of the social and emotional development of Black and Brown children in the context of families, schools, and online spaces. Some of her current research projects include (1) the examination of cultural beliefs about emotions among African Americans, (2) the comparison of African American parents’ emotion and racial socialization practices, and (3) the contribution of African American parents’ emotion- and race-related beliefs and socialization practices to children’s socioemotional competence. Her work is published in Child Development, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Infant and Child Development, Emotion Review, and Journal of Black Psychology.
Current Work:
Fantasy T. Lozada works with families, schools, and community partners to find ways to best support children's emotional health and development. She has several ongoing and upcoming research projects such as: (1) the Family Expression and Emotional Life Study that will examine the ways African American families in Richmond, VA teach their children about emotion, the extent to which these children express and handle their emotions in effective ways, and the ways that race-related experiences are associated with children's emotions; (2) the development of a student survey to assess students' experiences with diversity and equity within their schools; (3) an investigation of emotion-related experiences of ethnic-racial minority youth in schools.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Race, socioemotional competence, socialization, schools, families
