2021-22 Department of Psychology Colloquium Series - Channing Mathews (North Carolina State Univeristy). Zoom.

Ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness have been associated with numerous positive outcomes in youth of color in academic, psychosocial, and sociopolitical domains. However, these two processes have been largely studied as unique, parallel processes rather than integrated in the lives of Black and Latinx youth. In today's talk Dr. Mathews will discuss how ethnic-racial Identity and critical consciousness serve as cultural assets in the lives of Black and Latinx youth. Using her integrated model of ERI and CC development (Mathews et al., 2020), she will highlight evidence that these two processes function together, rather than separately in Black and Latinx youth, particularly in association with STEM engagement. She will then discuss the next steps of her work which focus on mapping developmental trajectories of ERI and CC and psychometric analysis of ERI and CC measures. Broadly these findings reveal how an integrated framework of ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness enhances a strengths based approach to the study of Black and Latinx populations. Further, the findings underscore the importance of these developmental processes to promote STEM engagement to address ethnic-racial disparities in the STEM career pipeline.

Time and Location: 
11:00am, Zoom
Date: 
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Subtitle: 
"Integrating Ethnic-Racial Identity and Critical Consciousness in the Lives of Youth of Color: Theory, Evidence, and Future Directions”.