Project Description
As a postdoctoral fellow in the Kobor lab, I am currently expanding my research to understand the biological embedding of early social experience through epigenetic pathways, specifically DNA methylation and epigenetic aging, and its impact on children’s health and development. I am also interested in understanding how culture, ethnic and racial identities may shape DNA methylation above and beyond genetic ancestry. My research goal is to further our understanding of the impact of social environment on children’s health, development, and epigenetics across race/ethnicity/culture.
Research Classification
- Developmental psychology
- Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health
Research Interests
- Social epigenetics
- Children's socioemotional development
- Parenting
- Racial/cultural differences
Research Methodology
- Advanced quantitative research method (Structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling, longitudinal analysis)
- qualitative research method
- mixed methods research
- longitudinal research
- cross-cultural research
- secondary data analysis
- psychometrics (measurement invariance, reliability, validity)
- Bioinformatics
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine