Biography
- Ursula Moffitt is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Human Sciences.
- As part of her research, Moffitt takes our inequitable society as a starting point, focusing in particular on white supremacy, patriarchy, and their intersection.
- Using qualitative and quantitative methods, she situates youth in micro- and macro-level contexts, studying how young people navigate family, school, and society as they develop beliefs and behaviors that alternately perpetuate or resist societal inequity.
- Additionally, she turns the lens on psychological research itself, examining how the methods, measures, and terms we use either reinforce or resist harm. Having received graduate training in Germany, she works with colleagues and participants in both the U.S. and European contexts.
- Moffitt received a BA in Psychology before earning an MA in German Turkish Studies, then she shifted back to Psychology for her Ph.D., receiving interdisciplinary training in cultural, developmental, and educational psychology.
Areas of Interest
Racial and intersectional identity development and socialization, critical consciousness and sociopolitical development, resistance to societal inequity in family and school contexts and qualitative research methods.
Contact
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