{"id":60505,"date":"2022-09-12T10:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=60505"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:44:05","slug":"michael-a-medina","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/michael-a-medina\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael A. Medina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Dr. Michael A. Medina is an assistant professor of applied human development in BU Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development. As a Latino first-generation college graduate, Dr. Medina is deeply interested in the systems and contexts that support student success. His research examines the benefits of ethnic-racial identity development and diversity across social contexts. More broadly, his work concerns what young people believe about their ethnic-racial heritage, what interpersonal and societal factors shape these beliefs, and what challenges youth may face in navigating a racialized society and educational system. He draws from growth mindset and positive psychology frameworks to highlight the unique strength and potential of diverse youth populations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Medina is a recipient of National Science Foundation (NSF) and Ford Foundation Fellowships. He was recently awarded an NSF Rapid Grant to explore students\u2019 ethnic identity development during the COVID-19 pandemic. He currently collaborates on a national study funded by the Institute of Education Science on the impact of diverse social spaces on student success.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding dissemination, Dr. Medina\u2019s work has been distributed broadly. This includes national media outlets such as <em>Huffington Post<\/em> and <em>Psychology Today<\/em>, peer-reviewed journals such as <em>Child Development<\/em> and <em>Journal of Youth and Adolescence<\/em>, and at numerous national and international conferences. His courses explore the educational experiences and challenges of diverse students, including topics such as positive youth development and anti-oppressive practices.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Medina will be reviewing student applications for the 2023-24 school year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pronouns:\u00a0<\/strong>he\/him<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"profile-section-label\">Recent News<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/faculty-research-spotlight-michael-a-medina\/\">Research Supports Positive Youth Development<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/bu-wheelock-welcomes-new-faculty-for-fall-2022\/\">BU Wheelock Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2022<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":6975,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/60505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6975"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/60505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71655,"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/60505\/revisions\/71655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}