N. Keita Christophe

Developmental Science In my research, I employ a wide range of quantitative tools to examine (1) the impact of discrimination on trajectories of psychopathology and wellbeing among racially/ethnically minoritized and immigrant youth, (2) how cultural factors such as ethnic-racial identity, the way parents talk to their children about race and discrimination (i.e., parental ethnic-racial socialization), cultural values, youth activism, and culturally-embedded forms of coping (shift-&-persist, religious coping, etc.) may reduce the harmful impacts of discrimination among youth and families. I also have (3) a line of measurement-focused work that aims to create, evaluate, and improve the measurement tools we have to better study cultural processes in minoritized communities. In terms of specific populations, my work has focused mainly on Black, Latinx, and Multiracial youth, but I have some work on other populations as well. Upcoming projects will focus on the long term and daily impacts of exposure to discrimination, the factors youth use to effectively cope with discrimination, and the change in these processes and their effectiveness as a function of development and context.

Christophe, N.K., *Jim, S., *Rihal, T.K., Gutierrez, F.J., *Desmarais, A., Bañales, J., Hope, E.C., & Wang, M.T. (2026). Black parent-child ethnic-racial socialization reporting discrepancies and links with youth’s ethnic-racial identity. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1093/chidev/aacaf046 *Rihal, T. K., *Desmarais, A., & Christophe, N.K. (2025). Online racism, media microaggressions, and internalizing mental health symptoms among Asian Canadian emerging adults: Synthesizing person and variable centered approaches. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 16(4), 353–363. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aap0000382 Christophe, N.K., *Jim, S., *Rihal, T.K., & *Desmarais, A. (2025). Short-term longitudinal relations between discrimination, depression, and coping flexibility among Black and Lati