Kivita Zarrett, Nicole
Department Chair/Professor
Dr. Zarrett completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University. Her work focuses on understanding positive adolescent development in relation to the complex interactions between youth and their environments over time. This research involves adequately addressing the needs and interests of underrepresented groups, will be useful to researchers, policy makers and other youth advocates.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Psychology
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- The role of out-of-school activities in promoting healthy developmental pathways, The promotion of healthy behaviors and attitudes, adolescent obesity prevention and intervention, The effects of community, school, family, peers, and personal factors, on youth choices, motivation, and adjustment, Multilevel systems theory and the coupling of variable- and pattern-centered methodological approaches to maximize understanding of youth in context, and the conceptualization of developmental stability and change
- Personal Focus Areas
- The role of out-of-school activities in promoting healthy developmental pathways, The promotion of healthy behaviors and attitudes, Adolescent obesity prevention and intervention
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