Our Advisors
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Maria I. Iturbide (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Her research centers on understanding various cultural factors associated with risk behaviors and positive outcomes for ethnic and diverse youth living in the U.S. Specifically, her work concentrates on acculturative stress, ethnic identity, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and academic success. Her research lab at HSU (Cultural Diversity and Adolescent Development lab; CDAD) started Fall 2016. Students involved in the CDAD lab learn about research in the fields of developmental and multicultural psychology as well as methods in qualitative and quantitative research. Through the lab, she promotes and fosters students’ academic development by supervising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly research activities. Additionally, students are instructed in data management, analysis, and presentation. These practical skills have direct applications for students who wish to pursue careers in numerous fields, as well as developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
CONTACT: Maria.Iturbide@humboldt.edu
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Amber M. Gaffney (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) is an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at Humboldt State University. Her program of research focuses on social identity and categorization processes in social influence. She researches the ways in which both marginal and prototypical group members and those traditionally lacking the ability to exert influence (e.g., minority groups, outgroup members) can change and extremitize group norms and political identities. Amber currently serves as an associate editor for Group Processes and Intergroup Relations and on the editorial boards for Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy and the Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology.
CONTACT: Amber.Gaffney@humboldt.edu