Heather Bachman
Research Scientist
In the area of Socio-cultural Factors, researchers examine how social and cultural factors shape learning processes and educational achievement. Specific areas of research include early academic and socioemotional development (see Bachman, Leyva, and Votruba-Drzal), the influences of politics on education (see Binning), individual differences in math achievement (see Libertus), andEarly Childhood Influences on Learning in African American Children (see Henry).
Additional topics include the social and ecological processes that inhibit knowledge transfer (see Nokes-Malach), how learning may be impacted by early life stress (see Hanson), and how mindfulness and motivation shape positive development (see Galla), see also The Role of Relatedness: Applying a Developmental-relational View of Compassion in Adolescence (see Galla).
Heather Bachman
Research Scientist
Kevin Binning
Research Scientist
Brian Galla
Research Scientist
Jamie Hanson
Research Scientist
Daphne Henry
Research Scientist
Diana Leyva
Research Scientist
Melissa Libertus
Research Scientist
Timothy Nokes-Malach
Senior Scientist
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal
Senior Scientist