Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Research Scientist in Adolescent Development, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Maya Hernandez is a interdisciplinary scholar who received her PhD in Social Ecology from UC Irvine with a research focus on understanding the risks and affordances of social technologies on adolescent development and mental health and an emphasis on historically marginalized populations. Her experiences span across developmental science, clinical psychology, public health, and informatics. She leverages quantitative, qualitative, and youth participatory action research approaches with multimodal data collection and analytic strategies.
Experience
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2019–presentResearch scientist, Wellesley College Youth, Media, and Wellbeing Lab
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2019–2023Graduate student researcher, University of California, Irvine
Education
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2023University of California, Irvine, Ph.D. Social Ecology
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2020University of California, Irvine, M.A. Social Ecology
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2012Johns Hopkins University, B.A. Psychological Science
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