Nestor Tulagan

Professor Tulagan's (he/him/his) primary research examines how parents and other social figures (siblings, teachers, peers, etc.) contribute to the development of achievement motivation and social identities of ethno-racially minoritized adolescents and emerging adults in the United States. His work addresses four interrelated questions. 1. In what ways do ethno-racially minoritized adolescents and emerging adults develop achievement motivation for important academic domains? 2. In what ways do adolescents and emerging adults connect their achievement motivational beliefs to their social identities (e.g., racial-ethnic and gender identities)? 3. In what ways do social figures (i.e., parents, siblings, teachers, peers) support adolescents and emerging adults in their academic and social identity development in integrative ways (i.e., how academic socialization pairs with racial-ethnic socialization)? 4. In what ways do social figures' support respond to youths' academic and psychological needs and ameliorate the negative effects of barriers like racism and socioeconomic adversity? Professor Tulagan directs the Flourishing, Achievement Motivation, & Identity Research Lab (affectionately called the FAM&I Lab). Visit the FAM&I Lab website to learn more. Professor Tulagan uses strength-based and promotive theoretical frameworks that highlight the cultural assets that minoritized individuals possess but are often disregarded by deficit-based research. Aligned with this commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, he has also partnered with local communities and academic programs to deliver research-based and family-informed workshops that aim to enhance parents' educational support at home. Professor Tulagan joined the University of Rochester in 2023, holding a joint appointment with the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education and Human Development and the School of Arts & Sciences' Department of Psychology. Before joining the University of Rochester faculty, Professor Tulagan was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral (2020-23) Research Fellow at the University of California in Irvine.

- Starr, C. E., Tulagan, N. B., & Simpkins, S. D. (in press). Black and Latinx parent's STEM support matters: How patterns of parent support relate to adolescents' STEM outcomes across high school. Developmental Psychology. - Tulagan, N. B., Soto-Lara, S., Ramos Carranza, P., Puente, K., Pantano, A., & Simpkins, S. D. (in press). "If I can't help, I find someone who can": Latinx parents' responses to math challenges. Social Psychology of Education. - Gülseven, Z., Puente, K., Tulagan, N., Zarrett, N., Vandell, D. L., & Simpkins, S. D. (2024). Children's self-control as an antecedent of adolescent prosociality and adult civic engagement. Applied Developmental Science, 28(2), 178–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2022.2158827 - Tulagan, N. B. & Eccles, J. S. (2023). Patterns of African A