Email: jessica.huancacuri@nyu.edu
Program: PhD in Developmental Psychology
Year Entered Program: 2020
Research Interests: Indigenous families and communities, math, children's media
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Gigliana Melzi
Research Description/Bio:
Jessica's research investigates how the Quechua Runa, an Indigenous people of the Andean highlands support their children's early math learning within the family, community, and through socioculturally grounded 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