Biography
Nestor Tulagan is a 4th-year PhD student specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC). His research focuses on the ways in which parental figures shape the developmental outcomes of adolescents, especially examining heterogeneity within ethnic-minority groups.
Nestor’s projects examine the forms, functions, and frequency of the involvement strategies of ethnic-minority parents with adolescent children transitioning to high school. Currently, he examines the strategies that African-American mothers implement to concurrently minimize risk experiences and maximize talent development for adolescents. Additionally, he investigates the ways in which these co-occurring strategies work in conjunction to shape academic achievement, achievement motivation, and psychological wellbeing. His future research projects aim to examine heterogeneity in these processes among families of Mexican and Southeast-Asian (e.g. Filipino, Vietnamese) ancestry, respectively.
Outside of research, Nestor enjoys mentoring undergraduate and new graduate students in their scholastic and research endeavors, as well as in their transition to UC Irvine, through UCI’s DECADE Summer Research, School of Education DECADE Mentorship, DECADE Plus Mentorship, and Competitive EDGE programs.
A proud alumnus of UC Irvine, Nestor graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Psychology and Social Behavior in 2012. He is a recipient of the 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the 2015 Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, and the 2015 Provost Ph.D. Fellowship.
Nestor Tulagan is a 4th-year PhD student specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC). His research focuses on the ways in which parental figures shape the developmental outcomes of adolescents, especially examining heterogeneity within ethnic-minority groups.
Nestor’s projects examine the forms, functions, and frequency of the involvement strategies of ethnic-minority parents with adolescent children transitioning to high school. Currently, he examines the strategies that African-American mothers implement to concurrently minimize risk experiences and maximize talent development for adolescents. Additionally, he investigates the ways in which these co-occurring strategies work in conjunction to shape academic achievement, achievement motivation, and psychological wellbeing. His future research projects aim to examine heterogeneity in these processes among families of Mexican and Southeast-Asian (e.g. Filipino, Vietnamese) ancestry, respectively.
Outside of research, Nestor enjoys mentoring undergraduate and new graduate students in their scholastic and research endeavors, as well as in their transition to UC Irvine, through UCI’s DECADE Summer Research, School of Education DECADE Mentorship, DECADE Plus Mentorship, and Competitive EDGE programs.
A proud alumnus of UC Irvine, Nestor graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Psychology and Social Behavior in 2012. He is a recipient of the 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the 2015 Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, and the 2015 Provost Ph.D. Fellowship.
