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Jessica Huancacuri

PhD in Developmental Psychology Student

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. 

Curriculum vitae

Psych Café: Charting a New Course: Elevating Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Media