Dr. Rashmita Mistry
Human Development & Psychology
School of Education & Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Mistry and her students study children’s experiences of social inequality and its influences on their academic and social outcomes.
Our research has three principal foci:
Investigating the development, consequences, and malleability of children’s beliefs about social inequality.
Examining the extent to which contextual factors such as poverty, immigration, and social policies, influence family dynamics and, in turn, children’s developmental outcomes.
Understanding children’s racial-ethnic and social class identity development, consequences, and intergroup attitudes.
2023-2024 Cohort
Front Row (L-R): Stephanie Nguyen, Amaesha Durazi, Dr. Rashmita Mistry, Lauren Kinnard
Not Pictured: Qiana Duru
In the News
Awards
- Dr. Rashmita Mistry was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for MDRC
- Congratulations to Melanie Seyarto for receiving the AERA-NSF Dissertation Grant and the National Early Care and Education Workforce Center Integrated Research & Policy Fellowship
Milestones
- Congratulations to Amaesha Durazi for passing her Doctoral Qualifying Exam with Honors
- Congratulations to Lauren Kinnard for passing her Doctoral Preliminary Oral Exam
Recent Publications
Engaging or waiting: Variations in Asian American parents’ motivations and approaches to racial socialization during middle childhood and early adolescence
Toolkit on raising Asian American children: Resources designed for parents, educators, and other caregivers who play meaningful roles in the lives of young Asian American children
Recent Presentations
- Amaesha Durazi, Lauren Kinnard, Stephanie Nguyen, and Melanie Seyarto presented at the SRCD Biennial Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.