Luke J. Rapa, Associate Professor, Education and Human Development at Clemson University, studies how contextual, sociocultural, and sociopolitical factors — socioeconomic disadvantage, structural constraints, and societal inequality— shape key developmental and psychological processes and promote or constrain adolescent's development and academic success.
A 6-year-old girl lost one of her white Adidas lace-up sneakers as she and her 21 classmates practiced fleeing for their lives after an imaginary intruder entered their school. The girl’s teacher told her to keep moving without her shoe, then grabbed it herself and gave it back to the girl when the class settled […]
