Dr. Rashmita Mistry
Human Development & Psychology
School of Education & Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Mistry and her students study children’s experiences of social inequality and its influences on their academic and social outcomes.
Our research has three principal foci:
Investigating the development, consequences, and malleability of children’s beliefs about social inequality.
Examining the extent to which contextual factors such as poverty, immigration, and social policies, influence family dynamics and, in turn, children’s developmental outcomes.
Understanding children’s racial-ethnic and social class identity development, consequences, and intergroup attitudes.
2023-2024 Cohort
Front Row (L-R): Stephanie Nguyen, Amaesha Durazi, Dr. Rashmita Mistry, Lauren Kinnard
Not Pictured: Qiana Duru
In the News
Awards
- Dr. Elianny Edwards, a CUESI Lab alumna, received the American Educational Research Association’s 2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award in the Field of School Climate.
- Dr. Rashmita Mistry received the 2023 APA Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) Award for Distinguished Leadership in Psychology
Milestones
- Congratulations to Lauren Kinnard for completing her Master’s thesis milestone
- Congratulations to Melanie Seyarto and Anna Kimura for passing their Doctoral Qualifying Exams
Recent Publications
Understanding Families’ Experiences of Poverty: Results of a Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Children and Their Parents