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The coronavirus pandemic has allowed a long-standing educational myth to take on new force. Educators often claim that their efforts to serve some groups of children, primarily Black, Latino, and Native American, are hindered by things their families fail to do—things like supervise homework, comply with school requests, and communicate with teachers. During pandemic-initiated distance…

Dr. Stephanie Fryberg (University of Michigan) and Dr. Arianne Eason (UC Berkeley), as well as many members of our lab helped create the Indigenous Futures Survey Report. The Indigenous Futures Survey collected critical information regarding the most important needs and issues of Native Americans. To read the Indigenous Futures Survey Report and the Impact of COVID…

Since 2019, we’ve welcomed two more research assistants: Haley and Taylor. Great to have you two! Our lab’s very own Stephanie Fryberg, Arianne Eason, Laura Brady, Nadia Jessop, and Julisa Lopez published their study on the Native American mascot debate. Julisa Lopez (graduate student) won the Graduate Student Poster Award at the 2020 SPSP Convention…

The lab welcome Dr. Nadia Jessop as a post-doctoral research fellow! The lab moves to the University of Michigan Dr. Stephanie Fryberg is granted the title of University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology at University of Michigan Former Honor’s Student Suyi joins UC Santa Barbara for graduate school! Congratulations, Suyi! We welcome five…

The Culture Collab attends the Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2019 to learn about how Asian Americans are represented in Asian American-made films. Dr. Fryberg receives the Award for Distinguished Service to the Society at the 2019 SPSP Convention. The Culture Collaboratory attends the 2019 SPSP Convention in Portland, OR. The Culture Collab welcomes new lab manager,…

Dr. Fryberg was selected to deliver the 2019 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture scheduled for the evening of Friday, April 12, 2019. The Culture Collab welcomes Julisa Lopez as a first-year graduate student. A team of research assistants attends the Depressed Cake Shop Fundraiser Event to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Seattle (NAMI).

Honors student Suyi Leong wins the Mary Gates Research Scholarship for her research on the Cultural Model of Family. Honors student Suyi Leong presents at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium. Dr. Fryberg & Post Doc Laura Brady win a grant from the National Science Foundation on creating cultural change. Graduate students Imani Burris and Doris…

The Culture Collab welcomes new graduate students – Imani Burris and Doris Dai. Ph.D. student Imani Burris and Lab Manager Jenny Yang attend the 2017 Mindset Scholars Network Convening. The lab organizes its first field trip to the Doctors Without Borders – Forced From Home Exhibition to learn about the migrant crisis.

Dr. Fryberg & Post Doc Laura Brady win a grant from the Mindset Scholars Network. Dr. Fryberg & Ph.D. students Arianne Eason and Adriana Germano win a grant from the Reclaiming Native Truth Project on uncovering biases toward Native Americans. Dr. Fryberg delivers talk at SPSP’s Intervention Science pre-conference on our lab’s newly developed cultural interventions. ​Post…

The Culture Collab welcomes new Post Doc Laura Brady and new lab manager Jenny Yang.