Her research focuses on ethnic and racial processes in academic and social-emotional development among diverse adolescents. Together with the CASA Lab, Dr. Rivas-Drake is exploring the role of schools, families, peers, and communities in the development of ethnic-racial identity, and how such identities shape youths’ academic and psychological outcomes. Her research has been published in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Research on Adolescence, and Journal of Youth and Adolescence, among others. Dr. Rivas-Drake recently completed a term as an Associate Editor for Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology and is currently an Associate Editor for Developmental Psychology. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Spencer Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, and AERA Grants Program. She is currently a Spencer Midcareer Fellow.