Andrew J. Fuligni
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Professor
Ph.D.: University of Michigan
Primary Area: Developmental Psychology
Secondary Area(s): Social and Affective Neuroscience
Address: 3277 Psychology Building
Email: afuligni@ucla.edu
Research and Teaching Interests:
Andrew Fuligni’s research focuses on the interaction between sociocultural experiences and biobehavioral development among adolescents from diverse ethnic, immigrant, and economic backgrounds, with a current focus on youth’s prosocial behavior, contributions to their social worlds, and sleep. For more information, go to the Adolescent Development Lab at UCLA website.
As the Co-Director of the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent, Dr. Fuligni also works to translate and disseminate the science of adolescence to policy-makers and practitioners to support efforts that promote the healthy development of diverse youth.
Biography:
Receiving his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan, Dr. Fuligni previously was an associate professor of Psychology at New York University. Dr. Fuligni was a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Boyd McCandless Award for Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology, a William T. Grant Faculty Scholars Award, a FIRST award from NICHD, and he is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science