Angel Dunbar, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Dunbar is a Developmental Scientist whose research focuses on understanding the unique developmental challenges that children of color encounter and the family processes and individual factors that influence positive adaptation in the face of these challenges. Specifically, her program of research addresses the following: (1) the detrimental effects of racial/ethnic prejudice on the social-emotional, psychological, and academic outcomes of children of color, (2) the messages parents relay about race/racism and emotions in an attempt to mitigate these effects, and (3) children's individual level protective factors such as emotional, behavioral, and physiological self-regulation, and emotion understanding. Dr. Dunbar’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.