Imani Burris currently works with Dr. Stephanie Fryberg. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara in 2017. As an undergraduate, Imani conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Heejung Kim and the McNair Scholars Program from 2015-2017. He then attended the University of Washington where he began working toward a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from 2017-2019. Now at the University of Michigan, Imani is excited to work with students from diverse backgrounds in impacting social change! His primary lines of research seek to understand the different ways that people make meaning of their ethnic-racial identity (ERI) and life adversity (e.g., bereavement, mental health). Imani’s research also aims to promote cultural inclusive classroom environments by designing interventions that reduce the achievement gap between underrepresented (i.e., racial minority, working-class) students and their White and middle-class counterparts. Aside from his work in the lab, Imani enjoys traveling abroad, listening to and creating music, and cheering for the best sports teams in the world – San Fran 49ers, Miami Heat and U-Mich Football (Go Blue!).
Contact Imani: imanimb@umich.edu