Gustavo Carlo named most prolific author
The professor earned top ranking as the most prolific author in prosocial behavior by the Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development.
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By Marc-Anthony Rosas
October 31, 2022 As a young first-generation undergraduate student at Florida International University, UCI School of Education Professor Gustavo Carlo did not really know what he wanted to study. That was until his junior year of college when he met psychology professor and prominent moral developmental scholar William Kurtines in one of his psychology classes. Kurtines needed volunteers for research he was doing, and Carlo meekly raised his hand because he found the class interesting, especially in the topics of human nature and what makes humans innately good or evil in society. As Carlo continued his research under the mentorship of Kurtines, he noticed that a lot of the behavioral research done on minority communities in the United States emphasized pathology and deficit models, while not taking into account the many disparities that these minority communities face. Thus, during his graduate and doctoral studies, Carlo began to hone in his research into prosocial behavior and positive development within minority communities in the United States and around the world. For Carlo, what was merely a meekly raised hand during one of his undergraduate psychology classes has now led to him being one of the top researchers in the field of prosocial behavior. |
Professor Gustavo Carlo
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In a recent research article published in the Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Carlo was named as the No. 1 most prolific author in prosocial behavior research in the world. The study focused on the “global research trends” and “total publications and total citations” to rank the top contributors.
“The recognition reflects the many fantastic mentors, colleagues, and students that I have worked with over my career,” said Carlo. “That is a lot of hard work.”
Prosocial behavior is best described as individual behavior in which multiple emotions enhance human relationships with positive outcomes for the benefit of others.
“The recognition reflects the many fantastic mentors, colleagues, and students that I have worked with over my career,” said Carlo. “That is a lot of hard work.”
Prosocial behavior is best described as individual behavior in which multiple emotions enhance human relationships with positive outcomes for the benefit of others.
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"The recognition reflects the many fantastic mentors, colleagues, and students that I have worked with over my career. That is a lot of hard work." – Professor Gustavo Carlo |
Carlo recently published a study presenting a “model of social inequities in US Latinx youth that highlights both risk and protective roles of the relational, culture-related, intrapersonal, and positive behavioral processes.” Carlo, along with his coauthors, look at systemic marginalization and social inequities that influence Latinx youth in the United States and use conceptual models to show how they can protect themselves from multiple forms of marginalization, such as “promoting a strong sense of identity, including ethnic identity, as well as self-efficacy, can help youth cope with the negative experiences they face in society.”
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At the educational and school level, Carlo said that “our hope is that we can use this knowledge to improve students’ academics, especially among ethnic and racial minorities. Ultimately, we believe that the promotion of these behaviors will address existing academic disparities. We need to find additional ways to significantly move the needle to make schools more inclusive and improve academic outcomes for all persons in our communities.”
With disciplines like psychology and education science intersecting in Carlo’s research in prosocial behavior, the work done also puts the School in a unique position.
“The UCI School of Education is multidisciplinary, which makes it easy to collaborate across areas and to adopt this holistic approach to education. We have begun various collaborative projects with colleagues in the School, as well as across campus,” said Carlo.
Carlo’s recognition as a top researcher comes at the cusp of the School also earning multiple accolades, such as being named a Top 10 graduate school of education in the nation and Top 8 school for education and educational research in the world by U.S. News & World Report.
“The acceptance of the School’s work in research journals reflects the respect and affirmation from expert peers that our work is relevant and important.”
Read more studies and publications from Gustavo Carlo and the faculty at the School of Education.
With disciplines like psychology and education science intersecting in Carlo’s research in prosocial behavior, the work done also puts the School in a unique position.
“The UCI School of Education is multidisciplinary, which makes it easy to collaborate across areas and to adopt this holistic approach to education. We have begun various collaborative projects with colleagues in the School, as well as across campus,” said Carlo.
Carlo’s recognition as a top researcher comes at the cusp of the School also earning multiple accolades, such as being named a Top 10 graduate school of education in the nation and Top 8 school for education and educational research in the world by U.S. News & World Report.
“The acceptance of the School’s work in research journals reflects the respect and affirmation from expert peers that our work is relevant and important.”
Read more studies and publications from Gustavo Carlo and the faculty at the School of Education.
