Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Assistant Professor of Education, University of Houston
Dr. Master is an Assistant Professor in the Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences Department at the University of Houston. She earned a Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Stanford University, working with Dr. Carol Dweck, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Yale University. Her research interests include social-psychological processes that form the foundation of motivation, identity, and achievement from early childhood through adulthood, as well as how cues to personal identity or group membership may affect stereotyping and other social judgments and behaviors. Currently she is investigating how stereotypes may affect students' interest in STEM fields.
Experience
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2020–presentAssistant professor, University of Houston
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2016–2020Research scientist, University of Washington
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2011–2016Postdoctoral fellow, University of Washington
Education
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2011Stanford University, Ph.D.
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2007Stanford University, M.A.
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2003Yale University, B.A.
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
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- @AllisonMaster
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- amaster@uh.edu
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