Our Team
ASU Faculty
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Richard Fabes, PhD Dr. Fabes is a professor and school director in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University and is the lead scientist directing the BTC. His research interests include children's adjustment to school, emotional development, peer relationships, temperament, and gender and adjustment. His teaching activities emphasize social-emotional development, peer relationships, and the translation of research for positive outcomes. His work has been funded by NICHD, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and the T. Denny Sanford Foundation. |
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Laura D. Hanish, PhD Dr. Hanish is a Professor and Deputy Director in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on how youth can develop harmonious peer relationships that are free from aggression, bullying, bias, and harassment. Key themes in her research agenda include peer relationships, gender and diversity, and school-related contexts and outcomes. Her translational work is focused on applying research to develop practical methods to build strong and positive relationships within schools. Her work has been funded by NICHD, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and the T. Denny Sanford Foundation. |
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Carol Lynn Martin, PhD Dr. Martin is Cowden Distinguished Professor of Child Development in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at ASU. She has expertise related to gender development, gender segregation and integration, peer influence and relationships, and how gender relates to academic outcomes. Her work has been funded by NICHD, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and the T. Denny Sanford Foundation. Dr. Martin also has expertise in the translation of scientific findings related to peer relationships and classroom functioning to schools. |
Project Manager
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Janniqua Dawkins, MC |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Stacy Morris, PhD
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
Dr. Morris is a Diversity and Inclusion Science postdoctoral research fellow in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. She received her PhD in developmental psychology from Boston College in 2018. She researches adolescents who contribute to their communities (prosocial behavior) and how youth understand structural inequities in society (critical consciousness). She is interested in the role social identities (such as gender) play in youth opportunities and barriers to engaging in society.
Doctoral Students
Jayley Janssen
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
Jayley is a doctoral student in the Family and Human Development PhD program. Generally, her research interests focus on inclusion and equity in educational contexts. She is specifically interested in students' gendered and racialized experiences with peers, teachers, and school staff. Because of her research interests and her own experience with educational tracking, Jayley is committed to DISI's efforts to empower underrepresented groups and promote educational equity across disciplines.
Diana Jenkins
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
Diana is a doctoral student in the Family and Human Development PhD program. She received her Masters degree in Psychology in 2018 at Arizona State University focusing on gender in the family context (e.g., parental influence and divorce). Her current research interests surround gender more generally during adolescent and young adulthood transitions, sexuality, and personal relationships.