Biography

Diane Hughes is Professor of Applied Psychology in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Development, and Education at New York University. Her research focuses on racial dynamics in social settings (families, classrooms, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods) in relation to early adolescent development and to parenting beliefs and practices. She is also interested in strategies for identifying cultural knowledge and conducting culturally anchored research Hughes received her B.A. in Psychology and African American Studies from Williams College and her Ph.D. in Community and Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan. She is former chair of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundations’ Sub-committee on Ethnic Diversity in mid-Life and member of the Carnegie Corporations Consortium on Intergroup Relations among Youth. Her research has been supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

3-098 - Methodological Approaches to the Study of Racial/Ethnic Dynamics Across Contexts

Session Type: Invited Symposium

Integrative Statement

Over the past two decades, we have witnessed a growing interest within developmental psychology in understanding issues particularly relevant to youth of color, such as racial/ethnic identity, socialization, discrimination, and inter-group relations. Although much knowledge has been gained from this work, we believe that much remains to be understood. In particular, to more fully understand the consequences of these dynamics for youths’ development over time, researchers need to gain a more nuanced understanding of how they operate “up close”. In this symposium, we feature scholars who have been immersed in seeking to gain such an up-close perspective, who will describe favored methodologies for understanding these dynamics. Dr. Robert Sellers will explore the use of person centered approaches to quantitative survey based data. Dr. Tiffany Yips will consider the purposes for which closely spaced repeated assessments – such as those used in daily diary methods – can help untangle intra-individual causal processes. Dr. Enrique Neblett discusses how physiological and biological can help us understand mechanisms and process through which racial/ethnic dynamics may shape development. Dr. Diane Hughes will describe how the using multiple methods – both across a program of research and within a single study – can contribute to researchers conceptual understanding of these racial/ethnic dynamics. This set of presentations will be followed by a break-out question/answer period in which presenters and the audience will think together about new methods for moving the study of these dynamics forward.

Sub Unit

• SRCD Biennial Meeting

Chair

• Diane L Hughes, New York University

Individual Presentations

• TBA-Yip - Presenting Author: Tiffany Yip, Fordham University

• TBA-Sellers - Presenting Author: Robert M. Sellers, Univ of Michigan

• TBA-Neblett - Presenting Author: Enrique W Neblett, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• TBA-Hughes - Presenting Author: Diane L Hughes, New York University