Research interests
My academic research focuses on how context affects people, especially
children and their development. Specifically, I am interested in the
psychological effect of context change including traveling between
contexts such as in case of immigration or negotiation between contexts
like for minorities. Trained in both quantitative and qualitative
methods, I use qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods designs in my
studies. My current research interests include three domains:
- The relationship between values and social behavior in educational context. This line of research focuses on trajectories of these relations, and on revealing and understanding what are the potential moderators and mediators that could explain these relations.
- Ethnic identity. My interests centered on developmental aspect of ethnic identity; specifically, I am interested in understating how different aspects of ethnic identity relate to well-being and adjustment.
- Cross-cultural counseling in educational setting. Using my training as a clinical psychologist I explore the role of culture in attitudes and behaviors toward counseling in the schooling context. It appears school counseling services co-operate less with minorities than others. In my studies I trace the aspects that prevent successful communication between minority group adolescents parents and school staff.