Email: harloj01@nyu.edu
Program: PhD in Developmental Psychology
Year Entered Program: 2020
Research Interests: Indigenous family and community practices, STEM, children's media
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Gigliana Melzi
Research Description/Bio:
Jessica studies how the Quechua Runa, an ancestral people of the Andean highlands, socialize their children and how their children's early STEM learning is developed and supported in the home, the community, and through children's media. Jessica holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Psychology from The City College of New York.
Psych Café: Charting a New Course: Elevating Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Media