Occupation: Policy Research Scientist
Company: The College Board
Born: Birmingham, Alabama
Education:
Post-doctorate in Psychology, Stanford University, California (2021)
PhD in Human Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2014)
MBA in Business Administration and Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2011)
Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Education, University of Oxford (2010)
BS in Psychology and Neuroscience, Minor in Physics, Duke University (2007)
Career:
Policy Research Scientist, The College Board, San Jose, CA (2022-Present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (2016-2022)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Character Lab (2016-2021)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (2016-2017)
Executive Director, Coach for College, Thrive Networks, Oakland, CA (2014-2016)
Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Palo Alto, CA (2014-2016)
Founder and Director, Coach for College, Duke University, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area (2008-2014)
Robertson Fellow, Duke University (2007-2008)
Civic:
Founder, Director, Coach for College, Vietnam (2008-2016); With, Women’s Tennis Team, Duke University
Creative Works:
Author, Published Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023); Author, “The role of psychological factors and institutional channels in predicting the attainment of postsecondary goals,” Developmental Psychology (2020); Author, “Why high school grades are better predictors of on-time college graduation than are admissions test scores: The roles of self-regulation and cognitive ability,” American Educational Research Journal (2019); Author, “The role of patient beliefs in open-label placebo effects,” Health Psychology (2019); Author, “Targeted identity-safety interventions cause lasting reductions in discipline citations among negatively stereotyped boys,” Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (2019); Author, “Learning one’s genetic risk changes physiology independent of actual risk,” Nature Human Behaviour (2018); Author, “A brief behavioral measure of frustration tolerance predicts academic achievement immediately and two years later,” Emotion (2018); Author, “Physician assurance reduces patient symptoms in US adults: An experimental study,” Journal of General Internal Medicine (2018); Author, “Optimizing stress responses with reappraisal and mindset interventions: An integrated model,” Anxiety, Stress, & Coping (2018); Author, “Testing the impact and durability of a group malleability intervention in the context of the Israel-Palestinian conflict,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018); Author, “Self-affirmation facilitates minority middle schoolers’ progress along college trajectories,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
Awards:
Rhodes Scholar, Rhodes Trust (2008); Presidential Scholar, Harvard University (2008)
Memberships:
Member, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness; Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Family:
Granddaughter of Julia Oliver
One Sibling
Hobbies:
Writing a book about her time with Coach for College; Watching various sports; Reading; Listening to podcasts; Learning new skills in statistics, technology or coding