Expertise
Parenting, reducing impacts of racial discrimination on children, families of color, reducing health risks among racial and ethnic minorities
Bio
Ciara Smalls Glover is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and affiliated with several areas including Africana Studies and the Partnership for Urban Health Research. Prior to her current appointment, she was a National Institutes of Health-funded postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition, she is an NIMH-Career Opportunities in Research alum and alum of the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program. Research Interests
- Hardship and adversity experiences associated with differences in college students' STEM persistence. Racial discrimination and family adversity (burdensome experiences) receive close attention.
- Motivational differences in promoting STEM persistence among STEM college students at minority serving institutions.
- Ethnic-racial socialization and family processes as factors that directly promote positive development.
- Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan, 2007
- M.S., Psychology, University of Michigan, 2005
- B.S., Psychology (summa cum laude), Morgan State University, 2002