His research identifies malleable contextual (e.g., family, school) and individual-level (e.g., identity processes) factors that contribute to and mitigate health disparities experienced by marginalized adolescents in the United States. His examines these relationships with explicit attention to the minority-specific stressors of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination that contribute to the disparate health outcomes, and the culturally relevant protective factors that buffer these associations. His work attends to how the amalgamation of individuals’ multiple marginalized identities contributes to their contextual experiences, health, and well-being.