Biography
Nestor Tulagan, MA is a 5th-year doctoral candidate specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC). His research uses strengths-based and culturally informed theoretical perspectives to examine the ways in which ethnic-minority parents shape the developmental outcomes of adolescents.
His dissertation research examines the socialization strategies that African-American mothers implement to foster 7th graders’ academic achievement. He also examines differential socialization in these processes based on adolescent gender and youths’ baseline academic abilities.
His other projects explore the ways in which African-American mothers concurrently minimize risk experiences and maximize talent development for adolescents, as well as the ways in which these socialization dimensions work in conjunction to shape talent development, motivation, and psychological wellbeing.
Outside of research, Nestor enjoys mentoring undergraduate and new graduate students in their scholastic and research endeavors through School of Education-sponsored workshops and UCI’s DECADE Summer Research and Competitive EDGE programs.
An 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.
September 2019
Nestor Tulagan, MA is a 5th-year doctoral candidate specializing in Human Development in Context (HDiC). His research uses strengths-based and culturally informed theoretical perspectives to examine the ways in which ethnic-minority parents shape the developmental outcomes of adolescents.
His dissertation research examines the socialization strategies that African-American mothers implement to foster 7th graders’ academic achievement. He also examines differential socialization in these processes based on adolescent gender and youths’ baseline academic abilities.
His other projects explore the ways in which African-American mothers concurrently minimize risk experiences and maximize talent development for adolescents, as well as the ways in which these socialization dimensions work in conjunction to shape talent development, motivation, and psychological wellbeing.
Outside of research, Nestor enjoys mentoring undergraduate and new graduate students in their scholastic and research endeavors through School of Education-sponsored workshops and UCI’s DECADE Summer Research and Competitive EDGE programs.
An 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.
September 2019
