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Zena Mello

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Professor
Psychology, College of Science and Engineering

Email:
zmello@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-7557
Location:
EP 309

At SF State Since:

2013

Office Hours:

Bio:

Zena R. Mello (she/her) is a first-generation college student and a Professor of Psychology. She completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cognition and Development at the University of California, Berkeley; a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University; a B.A. in Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz; and an A.A. at Santa Rosa Junior College. Dr. Mello has been awarded more than 2 million dollars in funding from the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, the American Educational Research Association, and the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. She has been honored with the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Human Development Division of the American Educational Research Association, and she has served on the Executive Councils of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development and the Society for Research on Adolescence. Dr. Mello is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Adolescence and the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 

 

Research:

Dr. Mello's research examines psychological factors that facilitate the health and well-being of adolescents who are marginalized because of racial, ethnic, gender, or social class backgrounds. She uses interdisciplinary perspectives and mixed-methods approaches to investigate two areas. First, she focuses on topics specific to marginalized group membership. In this area, she conducts community-engaged research with high schools to examine adolescents’ experiences with discrimination based on multiple identities, including race/ethnicity, immigration, skin color/tone, gender, and social class. She is particularly interested in how such experiences predict risky behaviors, including tobacco use. This work is based on her prior studies that showed how anticipated barriers to schooling were salient among females and how stereotype threat was prominent among Native American adolescents.

A second line of inquiry contributes toward the theory and measurement of time perspective, as a mechanism to foster resilience. This construct refers to thoughts and feelings about the past, the present, and the future. She has generated scales of time perspective for adolescents and adults that have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her work shows how time perspective predicts key developmental outcomes, including academic achievement, substance use, and mental health.

 

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Affiliations:

San Francisco State University Psychology Department: https://psychology.sfsu.edu

Affiliated Research Groups: SOUL Lab

Health Equity Institute https://healthequity.sfsu.edu/our-team

Dr. Mello's Team

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Post Doctoral Research Fellow

 

Vani Kakar, Ph.D.

she/her

Vani Kakar is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Mello Lab in the Department of Psychology. She earned her PhD in Psychology from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her doctoral thesis examined beauty ideals and body image among adolescent girls living in Australia, China, India, and Iran, which was honored with the Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for Academic Excellence in November 2022.

 

Her academic background includes an M.Phil. in Educational Planning and Administration from the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (2016), an M.A. in Applied Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delhi (2013), and a B.A. Honors in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, India.

 

Dr. Kakar has two primary streams of research focus on  body image and disordered eating, as well as acculturation and minority experiences. Broadly, she is interested in understanding the role of sociocultural influences (media, family, peers, culture) on the emotional and physical well-being of young individuals, with a particular focus on people of color and individuals living in low-middle-income countries. Currently, she is researching how attitudes and experiences within adolescent populations influence their engagement in risky health behaviors, aiming to better understand the contributing factors to promote better health outcomes for young individuals. In addition to Dr. Kakar’s research, she is also a licensed Be Body Positive facilitator.

 

Graduate Research Assistants

Manuel Abundis-Morales, B.A.

He/Him

Manuel is a first-year graduate student in the Social, Personality, and Affective Science (SPA) Program at San Francisco State University. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies/Sociology (combined major). His research interests include access to mental health services within marginalized communities, cross-cultural cooperation in online contexts, and bridging gaps in educational attainment.

 

Jo Nisa Cabilogan, B.A.

She/Her

Nisa is a first-year graduate student in the Social, Personality, and Affective Science Psychology Program at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She earned her B.A. in Psychology with a summa cum laude distinction from SFSU. Her research interests include discrimination based on social identities and their association with developmental outcomes among marginalized adolescents. She is also passionate about serving the AAPI and the immigrant (i.e., undocumented) communities.

 

Busra Dogru, B.A.

She/Her

Busra is a graduate student at Psychology (Social, Personality, and Affective Science) Master’s at San Francisco State University. She earned her BA from Bilkent University. Her research interests include discrimination, resilience, and the effects of social comparison on depression and anxiety.

 

Sean Hennigan, B.A.

He/They

Sean is a second-year graduate student in the Social, Personality and Affective Sciences M.A. Program. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College of California with a B.S. in Psychology in 2021 and has since worked as a research associate at UCSF examining game-based learning as a means of healthy behavior change and fostering parent-adolescent communication. He is also a research assistant in the SFSU Personality & Well-Being Lab and Mello Lab. His research interests concern topics of LGBTQ+ psychology, the impact social media on political attitude formation, and the development of sexual and gender identities. More specifically, Sean hopes to conduct research related to improving the health outcomes and well-being of LGBTQ+ communities.

 

Jeremiah S. Sabale, B.A.

He/Him

Jeremiah is a first-year graduate student in the Social, Personality, and Affective Science (SPA) Psychology Program at San Francisco State University. He earned his B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Linguistics, from Cal State Long Beach. His wide research interests include emotional processes, aggression, personality, and research on social factors that influence health and well-being outcomes.

 

Adam Suri, B.A.

He/Him

Adam is a graduate student in the Psychology SPA (Social, Personality, and Affective Science) Program. He earned his BA from Cal State East Bay and his research interests are mostly wellness-related. Specifically, he wants to research what Wellness techniques students are exposed to based on their socio-economic status and what effects it has on their daily lives.

 

Abraham Tou Jang Moua, B.A.

He/Him

Abraham is a first-year graduate student in the Psychology SPA (Social, Personality, and Affective Science) Program. He graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.A. in Psychology. His research interests include generational trauma, gender roles, and cross-cultural examinations particularly between different Asian ethnicities.

 

Undergraduate Research Assistants

Chris Garcia

He/Him/They

Chris is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology with a minor in Latino/a studies. He is interested in pursuing a Master's degree in School Psychology.

 Jay Michael Espinoza

He/Him

Jay is a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Psychology with a minor in Management. He is interested in Human-Computer Interactions and Research Statistics. He plans on applying to a Master's program in Industrial Organizational Psychology and completing his Certificate in Data Science for Psychology.

 

The Mello Lab is located in EP 329.

Students who are interested in joining the Mello Lab should send an email to Dr. Mello at zmello@sfsu.edu that includes a brief statement about career goals, CV/resume, and GPA.

Selected Alumni

Betsy Centeno, Doctoral Student

University of California, Santa Cruz

Social Psychology

Betsy's research interests include racial/ethnic identity, racism, colorism, educational outcomes, psychological well-being, and health disparities among marginalized groups, with a focus on Latinx populations.

Testimonial

"I became a member of the lab when I asked Dr. Mello to be my mentor for the CSU Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Program the spring of 2021 during my master's program. Since then, I have grown so much academically and professionally. I became a research assistant for high school based projects and learned how to conduct interviews on adolescents and teachers. I received a supplemental grant from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program to fund my research on colorism among adolescents. I also had the opportunity to attend or present in professional conferences! Then, I graduated from my master's program with a Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. While I was applying to PhD programs, I worked with Dr. Mello as a project coordinator while I conducted qualitative data analysis on interviews and worked on my first published manuscript. There is so much more I can say but I will end by saying this: All of these experiences in the lab led me to be accepted into multiple PhD programs. I proudly say that I am now a PhD student in Social Psychology at UC Santa Cruz!" 

 

Hilary Bridges, M.A.

LPC Clinical Director, Kids Crossing

Hilary is a Licensed Professional Counselor.

 

Ilke Bayazitli, Doctoral Student

University of California, Berkeley

School Psychology

Ilke's current research interests include the well-being of underrepresented adolescents, talent development and gifted education, and time perspective.

 

Jamie Jaramillo, Ph.D.

Early Career Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center

Jamie is passionate about the treatment and prevention of cascading negative health effects following adversity, such as mental disorders, substance use, and addiction.

 

Laura Finan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Laura's research interests include how social-ecological factors contribute to adolescents' and young adults' health and health risk behaviors.

Selected Alumni (continued)

(Name, former position with Dr. Mello, current position) 

Alexa L. Davidson, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Executive Director at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center 

Alyssa Youngquist, M.A. Student, Clinical Research Coordinator, University of California, San Francisco

AnnMarie Stiasny, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student, Counseling, Northcentral University

Daniel Grafil, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Masters Student, School Psychology, San Francisco State University

Dante D. Dixson, Ph.D., Undergraduate Research Assistant, Associate Professor, Michigan State University

Dilrani Bhadare, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Clinical, Alliant University

Erica Walker, Psychology Honors Program Student, M.A. Student, San Francisco State University

Erick Romero, Psychology Honors Program Student, Edgewood Center for Youth

Isaac C. S. Wiggers, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student, Industrial/Organization, Seattle Pacific University

Juan Carlos Argueta Rodriguez, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Julia Moon, M.A., Student & Graduate Research Assistant & Project Coordinator, Clinical Research Coordinator, University of California, San Francisco

Julie Chandler, Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, Central Michigan University

Kara Eytcheson, M.A., Student & Graduate Research Assistant

Laura Yitzzel Alcaraz, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Masters in Science, School Psychology, San Francisco State University

Lee H. Hand, Undergraduate Research Assistant, English Instructor, China USA Society English Centers

Liliana Celesia Moore, M.A., Graduate Student, Clinical Research Coordinator, San Francisco VA Medical Center

Max Harrington, M.A., Student & Graduate Research Assistant

Melissa Jazmin Espana, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Patricia L. Monaghan, Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D., Clinical, Florida Institute of Technology 

Tiffany Wong, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student, SJSU Research and Experimental Psychology Program

Victoria C. Paoloni, Psychology Honors Program Student, M.A. Student, San Jose State University

 

 

 

 

2025

  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the SF BUILD AoC Merck Fellowship for the Spring 2025 semester.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been selected to participate in the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICCHERS) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been selected to participate in the UC Irvine's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been selected as a mentor to the competitive SF BUILD AoC Peer Mentor/Leaders Program.
  • Dr. Mello's research used to support policies banning commercial tobacco. Albany Endgame Letter.
     

2024

  • Jay Michael Espinoza has completed the Data Science Certification for Psychology majors.
  • Abraham Tou Jang Moua has been awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
  • Jeremiah S. Sabale has been awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
  • Chris Garcia has been awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
  • Jay Michael Espinoza has been awarded the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)/Gilead Foundation Travel Award.
  • Manuel Abundis-Morales has been awarded the Graduate Equity Fellowship for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Dr. Mello's article was one of the 10 most-cited papers. The paper is titled "Thinking about the past, present, and future: Time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults" and may be found in the Publications tab.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the Graduate Equity Fellowship for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been awarded the Robert William Maxwell Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been selected to participate in the Yale School of Medicine, Program to Advance Training in Health and Sciences (PATHS), she has been admitted into the PhD track. The PATHS program is competitive, with only 60 students selected among hundreds of applications received across the U.S.
  • Manuel Abundis-Morales was awarded the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholarship.
  • Manuel Abundis-Morales was awarded first place at the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) Showcase for the poster called "Go back to where you came from:” A Qualitative Investigation of Immigration Discrimination Among Adolescents."
  • Busra Dogru was awarded the Gary A. Lucchese Scholarship in Psychology.
  • Tiffany Wong was honored at the 2024 All-University Undergraduate Honors Convocation.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan has been selected to participate in the 2024 Dream Summer Fellowship at UCLA out of 750 applicants and she will be working as a fellow in the Dream Resource Center to work on their research project about the educational experiences of AAPI undocumented students in California, New York, and Texas.
  • Dr. Mello's Symposium on Time Perspective was accepted for presentation at ISSBD.
  • Dr. Mello was elected to the Board of Directors for the Society of Research on Adolescence.
  • Dr. Mello was Program Co-Chair for the Society for Research on Adolescence 2024 Conference.
  • Tiffany Wong was accepted into all of her Master's programs and will be a graduate student at San Jose State University's Research/Experimental Psychology M.A. program in the fall.

2023

  • Dr. Mello was featured in SFSU Marketing and Communications Link
  • Dr. Mello joins Health Equity Institute as a Faculty Affiliate.
  • Dayanne Liseth Herrera Suarez was awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Immigration, Mental Health, and Tobacco Use Among Adolescents" for $20,000.
  • Tiffany Wong was awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Research Methods for Examining Tobacco Use Among Adolescents" for $20,000.
  • Dr. Mello's research was highlighted in the European Association for Research on Adolescence Newsletter
  • Dr. Mello will Chair a session entitled "The Developmental Significance of Skin Color" at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development in Philadelphia, PA on October 13-15, 2023
  • Dr. Mello will present a paper entitled "Wealth and Health: Examining how Classism is Associated with Tobacco Use Among Adolescents" at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development in Philadelphia, PA on October 13-15, 2023
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was accepted to the School Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Daniel Grafil was accepted to the School Psychology M.S. program at San Francisco State University.
  • Dr. Mello's (PI) EAGER proposal, “Developing a New Tool to Measure Discrimination Based on Social Class for Adolescents,” was recommended for funding by the National Science Foundation.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan's poster submission, "Examining the Association Between Perceived Discrimination Based on Immigration and Tobacco Use Among Asian-American Immigrant Adolescents," was accepted to the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı's poster submission, "Time Beyond Personality: Time Perspective, Personality Traits, and Academic Achievement Among Adolescents," was accepted to the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence.
  • Julia Moon's poster submission, "Sexism Shapes Lives: How Perceived Discrimination Based on Gender is Associated With Health Outcomes Among Adolescents," was accepted to the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence.
  • Betsy Centeno's submission, "The Colors of Drugs: The Association Between Colorism and Substance Use Among Latinx Adolescents," was accepted as a constructed paper symposium to the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence.
  • Dr. Mello's submission, "Show Me the Money: Introducing a New Conceptual Model for Examining Perceived Discrimination Based on Social Class Among Adolescents,” was accepted as a constructed paper symposium to the annual meeting of the Society of Research on Adolescence that will be held in San Diego in April 2023.

2022

  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence Scholarship.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the College of Science and Engineering/Associated Students Scholarship.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the University Scholarship.
  • Betsy Centeno was awarded the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) Student Travel Award.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was awarded the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in the College of Science and Engineering.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was awarded the Associated Students Jack Adams Memorial Scholarship.
  • Dr. Mello was awarded the COVID Recovery Administrative Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective among adolescents" for $100,000.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Delay discounting and tobacco use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents" for $20,000.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Immigration status and tobacco use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents" for $20,000.
  • Betsy Centeno was selected to participate in the NSF Mentee-Mentor Emerging Scholars Program and awarded the #ConstructingTheOther NSF Emerging Scholar Travel Award.
  • Betsy Centeno was awarded the Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement.
  • Dr. Mello was awarded a grant by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Tobacco use and perceived discrimination based on socioeconomic status among adolescents" for $766,734.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was designated as Student Life Manager in the Summer 2022 session of the Brown University Pre-College Program.
  • Dr. Mello was elected to the Monte Rio Unified District School Board.
  • İlke Bayazıtlı was awarded the Diana T. Y. Chung & Henry W. S. Chung Memorial Scholarship for International Students.
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the Continue the Dream for Academic Excellence Scholarship
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the University Scholarship
  • Jo Nisa Cabilogan was awarded the College of Science and Engineering/Associated Students Scholarship

 

2021

 

2020

  • Dr. Mello was awarded grant by Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program entitled "Racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective among adolescents" for $619,228.
  • Dr. Mello was invited to be Assistant Editor at Journal of Adolescence.
  • Jules Kutner was accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program with her project entitled “Racial discrimination and occupational expectations in adolescents.”
  • Erick Romero was accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program with his project entitled “Ethnic identity and time perspective in Latinx adolescents.”
  • Jesse Simnegar was accepted into the Undergraduate Psychology Honors Program with his project entitled “Is time money? How is time perspective associated with socioeconomic status in adolescents?”
  • Liliana Moore compiled a list of resources entitled "Black Lives Matter: Resources for Anti-Racism," which was published on the San Francisco State University Institute for Civic and Community Engagement website.
  • Lena Azzouz opened a community housing center in Athens, Greece for homeless refugees. The center, part of Finding Refuge Greece, has become home to refugees from countries all over the world including Syria, Cameroon, Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan. https://www.findingrefugegr.com/duniya-2
  • Lena Azzouz launched the LEAD program (Language Education and Development) through Finding Refuge Greece, which connects unemployed, Arabic-speaking refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Greece with students from all over the world who are interested in learning Arabic. https://www.findingrefugegr.com/aboutlead

 

2019

  • Dr. Mello guest-edited a special issue entitled Time Perspective from Adolescence through Adulthood for the journal of Research in Human Development.
  • Dr. Mello was invited to join the editorial board for the Journal of Adolescence.
  • Julia Moon was awarded the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship for graduate students in the College of Science and Engineering.
  • Dr. Mello gave invited presentation "The psychology of time: How time perspectives are associated with health and human development" at San Diego State University.
  • Julia Moon featured in SF State News: "Five SF State students take the top prizes at CSU Student Research Competition".
  • Lindsey Seril, Jennifer Wahleitner, Jack Chase, and Stephanie Kirkman received the 3rd place award in the Behavioral Science Graduate Division of the College of Science and Engineering Student Research Showcase at San Francisco State University for their poster "He was elected and now we will change the world: A mixed-methods study examining adolescents' reactions to the election of Donald Trump."
  • Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral Science Graduate Division of the College of Science and Engineering Student Research Showcase at San Francisco State University for her poster "Time and trepidation: Are adolescents' thoughts and feelings about time related to their anxiety?"
  • Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Graduate Division of the California State University Student Research Competition at California State University Fullerton for her presentation "Time and trepidation: An examination of thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future and anxiety among adolescents."
  • Dr. Mello gave invited presentation "A healthy time perspective? How thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future are associated with psychological well-being and risky behaviors among adolescents" at the Midwestern Psychological Association.
  • Julia Moon received the 1st place award in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Category of the California State University Student Research Competition at San Francisco State University for her presentation "Time and trepidation: An examination of thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future and anxiety among adolescents."

 

2018 and Prior

  • Podcast: Collecting Data in Schools with Zena R. Mello (2018)
  • Dr. Mello Featured in an article around Time Perspective, profiling her career and research SFSU (2014)

Discrimination Based on Socioeconomic Status and Substance Use Among Adolescents. Dr. Mello (PI) received $465,000 (1R16DA061947) to conduct research that will address three specific aims: To (1) examine how adolescents’ experiences with SES discrimination intersect with discrimination based on race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, (2) determine how SES discrimination is associated with substance use in adolescents, controlling for discrimination based on race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, and (3) investigate how associations between SES discrimination and substance use are moderated by subgroups, including SES, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. : Dr. Mello (PI) received $249,734 to investigate the relationships between academic achievement and classism among adolescents (Grant Number: 231785, 2023-2025). The proposed research has three objectives: (1) to discover adolescents' school-specific perceived discrimination based on social class, (2) to develop a new scale of perceived discrimination based on social class for adolescents, (3) to validate a new scale of perceived discrimination based on social class for adolescents.

 

EAGER: Developing a New Tool to Measure Discrimination Based on Social Class for Adolescents:. Dr. Mello (PI) received the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates supplement of $15,000 (Grant Number: 2317285).

 

Tobacco Use and Perceived Discrimination Based on Socioeconomic Status Among Adolescents: Dr. Mello (PI) received $766,734 to investigate the relationships between tobacco use and perceived discrimination based on socioeconomic status among adolescents (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024). The study has three aims: (1) to identify the dimensions (forms, targets, and sources) of perceived discrimination based on SES that are most important to adolescents, (2) to examine the associations among perceived discrimination based on SES and tobacco use, including multiple tobacco products and co-use with other substances in adolescents, and (3) to determine subgroups of adolescents with distinct patterns of perceived discrimination based on SES and to investigate the associations between subgroups and tobacco use.

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Adam Suri (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2024-2025).

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Busra Dogru (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2024-2025).

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement:  Manuel Abundis-Morales (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2024-2025).

 

Completed Research Projects

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Dayanne Liseth Herrera Suarez (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2023).   

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Tiffany Wong (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2023) 

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: İlke Bayazıtlı (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2022-2023). 

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Jo Nisa Cabilogan (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2022-2023). 

 

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement: Betsy Centeno (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) was awarded $20,000 from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2022-2023). 

 

Racial and Gender Discrimination, Tobacco Use, and Time Perspective Among Adolescents: Dr. Mello (PI) received $619,228 to investigate the relationships among (a) tobacco use and co-use, (b) perceived discrimination based on race/ethnicity, immigration status, and gender, and (c) time perspective defined as thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023). The study has three aims: to (1) examine how adolescents’ perceived discrimination is associated with tobacco use, (2) determine how these relationships are moderated by time perspective, and (3) develop a preliminary curriculum based on this research that is informed by the community.

Click here for the Zena R. Mello Google Scholar profile.

 
 
73. Mello, Z. R., Kakar, V., Hennigan, S. M., *Dogru, B., ^*Suri, A., & ^*Abundis-Morales, M. (2025). Class Dismissed: Examining Social Class Discrimination and Academic Achievement Among Adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. http://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12523
 
 
72. Mello, Z. R., *Eytcheson, K., & Kakar, V. (2025). Sexism and Risky Health Behaviors: Examining the Association between Sources of Gender Discrimination and Tobacco Use Among Adolescent Girls. Youth and Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X251336386
 
 
71. Mello, Z. R., Kakar, V., ^Jaramillo, J., (2025). Examining How Social Class Discrimination is Associated with Combustible Tobacco Use, Nicotine Vaping, and Dual Use Among Adolescents in California. Social Science and Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117941
 
 
70. Sciabica, G. M., Chirumbolo, A., Morelli, M., Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., Baiocco, R., Franchini, C., Speranza, A. M., Fortunato, A., and Andreassi, S. (2025). The effect of a psychodynamic counseling intervention on university students’ time attitude. Current Psychology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07604-6
 
 
69. Lonigro, A., Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., Zammuto, M., Bianchi, D., Pompili, S., Tata, D., Longobardi, & E., Laghi, F. (2025). Gender Similarities and Differences in Time Perspective in the Age of COVID-19. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. Doi: 10.1080/00221325.2025.2465791


 

68. Mello, Z. R. (2024). Don’t Skip Class: A new conceptual model for examining classism among adolescents and families. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12589 PDF

 

67. Li, X., Lyu, H., & Mello, Z. R. (2024). Another way to measure balanced time perspective: Development of the Time Perspective Inventory. PsyCh Journal, June, 341-511. http://doi.org/10.1002/pchj.725. PDF

 

66. ^*Centeno, B., *Bayazitli, I., Purnell, S., Bravo, D. Y., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Colorism Unveiled: Examining How Skin Color Discrimination is Associated With Academic Achievement, Mental Health, and Substance Use Among Latinx Adolescents. Research in Human Development, 20(3-4), 123-140. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2023.2271363. PDF

 

65. Mello, Z. R. & Gordon, R. A. (2023). The Future of Colorism Science: Interdisciplinarity, Families, and Intervention. Research in Human Development, 20(3-4), 81-86. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2023.2261373 PDF

 

64. Moon, J., ^*Centeno, B., De León, J., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Brief Report: Revealing the Nuance: Examining Approaches for Research with Adolescents who Identify With Multiple Racial/Ethnic Groups. Journal of Adolescence, 95(8), 1764-1773. doi: 10.1002/jad.12242 PDF

 

63. Sommerfield, E., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2023). The Hebrew Version of the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory - Time Attitudes Scales (AATI-TA): A Validation Study. Psychological Reports, 13, 1-8. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39431-9 PDF

 

62. Mello, Z. (2023). Bringing Money Into The Fold: A New Conceptual Model for Examining Classism Among Adolescents. European Association for Research on Adolescence Newsletter, May. PDF

 

61. Moon, J., +Lieber, R., & *Bayazitli, I., Mello, Z. R. (2023). An examination of multidimensional time perspective and mental health outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20064688 PDF

 

60. Mello, Z. (2022). Where is the money? A new conceptual model for examining perceived discrimination based on social class among adolescents. PsychArchives, 1-24. doi :10.23668/psycharchives.8189

 

59. Mello, Z. R., Buhl, M., Andretta, J. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2022). Risky behaviors and time attitude profiles among adolescents in the United States and Germany. Discourse: Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research [Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung], 17(3), 310-324 PDF

 

58. Mello, Z. R., & Moon, J. (2022). Time buffers teasing and lessens tobacco use: The moderating role of time perspective on bullying victimization and tobacco use in adolescents. Behavioural Processes, 200, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104693 PDF

 

57. Coelho, S., de Mendonça, A., Maroco, J., Cardoso, S, Mello, Z. R., & Guerreiro, M. (2022). Time perspective and amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Neuropsychology, 16(3), 463-480. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12274 PDF

 

56. Li, Z., Chen, W., Lyu, H., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Scale. Current Psychology, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02622-6 PDF

 

55. McKay, M., Worrell, F. C., Perry, P., Chishima, J., Živkovič, U., Mello, Z. R., &, Cole, J. (2022). “Even a broken clock is right twice a day”: The case of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Personality and Individual Differences, 184(1), 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111157 PDF

 

54. *Mello, Z. R., Barber, S. J., Vasilenko, S. A., +Chandler, J., & Howell, R. (2021). Thinking about the past, present, and future: Time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 40(1), 92-111. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12393 PDF 

 

53. Finan, L. J., Linden-Carmichael, A. N., Adams, A. R., *Youngquist, A., Lipperman-Kreda, S., & Mello, Z. R. (2021). Time perspective and substance use: An examination across three adolescent samples. Addiction Research & Theory, 30(2), 112-118. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2021.1948537 PDF

 

52. *Moon, J., & Mello, Z. R. (2021). Time among the taunted: The moderating effect of time perspective on bullying victimization and self-esteem. Journal of Adolescence, 89, 170-182. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.05.002 PDF

 

51. Assylkhan, K., *Moon, J., Tate, C., Howell, R., & Mello, Z. R. (2021). Time beyond traits: Time perspective dimensions, personality traits, and substance use in adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences 179, 1-7. Advance online version. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110926 PDF

 

50. +Chandler, J., & Mello, Z. R. (2021). Negative life events and time perspective among adolescents. Psi Chi Journal, 26 (1), 35-42. doi: 10.24839/2325-7342.JN26.1.35 PDF

 

49. Zhang, J. W., Howell, R. T., Pooya, R., Shaban-Azad, H., Chai, W. J., Ramis, T., Mello, Z. R., Anderson, C., & Keltner, D. (2021). Awe is associated with creative personality, convergent creativity, and everyday creativity. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. doi: 10.1037/aca0000442

 

48. Przepiorka, A., Blachnio, A., Jankowsk, T., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2021). The assessment of time attitudes among adolescents and young adults with the Polish Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory – Time Attitude Scale (AATI-TA-Polish). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 38(5), 370-384. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000671 PDF

 

47. Vásquez-Echeverría, A., Alvarez-Nuñez, L., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2020). Time attitude profiles and health-related behaviors: Validation of scores on a Spanish version of the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory–Time Attitudes (AATI-TA). The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 23, E51. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2020.51

 

46. Yacob, E. T., Melaku, B. M., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2020). Measuring time perspective in Ethiopian young adults using the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI). Journal of Psychology in Africa, 30 (6), 520–528. doi: 10.1080/14330237.2020.1842598 PDF

 

45. Finan, L. J., *Moon, J., *Kaur, M., Gard, D., & Mello, Z. R. (2020). Trepidation and time: An examination of anxiety and thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future among adolescents. Applied Developmental Science, 26(2), 238-251. doi:10.1080/10888691.2020.1778476 PDF

 

44. Perry, J. L., Temple, E. C., Worrell, F. C., Živkovič, U., Mello, Z. R., Musil, B., Cole J. C., & McKay, M. T. (2020). Different version, similar result? A critical analysis of the multiplicity of shortened versions of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Sage Open, 10(2), 1-15. doi: 10.1177/2158244020923351 PDF

 

43. Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., Laghi, F., Baiocco, R., & Lonigro, A. (2020). Time perspective constructs in Albanian and Italian adolescents: Exploratory analyses. Psychological Reports, 124(2), 693-719. doi: 10.1177/0033294120913493 PDF

 

42. Konowalczyk, S., Buhl, M., *Moon, J., & Mello, Z. R. (2019). The past, present, and future all matter: How time perspective is associated with optimism and sensation seeking among young adults. Research in Human Development, 16, 119-134. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2019.1662709 PDF

 

41. Mello, Z. R. (2019). A construct matures: Time perspective’s multidimensional, developmental, and modifiable qualities. Research in Human Development, 16, 93-102. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2019.1651156 PDF

 

40. Konowalczyk, S., Rade, F. C. A., & Mello, Z. R. (2019). Time perspective, sports club membership, and physical self-concept among adolescents: A person-centered approach. Journal of Adolescence, 72, 141-151. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.02.008 PDF

 

39. Chishima, Y., Murakami, T., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2019). The Japanese version of the Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitudes (ATI-TA) scale: Internal consistency, structural validity, and convergent validity. Assessment, 26, 181-192. doi: 10.1177/1073191116683800 PDF

 

38. Mello, Z. R., Oladipo, S. E., +Paoloni, V. C., & Worrell, F. C. (2019). Time perspective and risky behaviors among Nigerian young adults. Journal of Adult Development, 26. 161-171. doi: 10.1007/s10804-018-9304-2PDF

 

37. Temple, E., Perry, J. L., Worrell, F. C., Živkovič, U., Mello, Z. R., Musil, B., Cole, J. C., & McKay, M. T. (2019). The Zimbardo time perspective inventory: Time for a new strategy, not more new shortened versions. Time and Society, 28. 1167-1180. doi: 10.1177/0961463X17718102 PDF

 

36. McKay, M., Worrell, F. C., Živkovič, U., Temple, L., Mello, Z. R., Musil, B., Cole, J., Andretta, J., & Perry, J. (2018). A balanced time perspective: Is it an exercise in empiricism, and does it relate meaningfully to health and well-being outcomes? International Journal of Psychology, 54(6), 775-785. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12530 PDF

 

35. Dixon, D. D., Worrell, F. C., Keltner, D., & Mello, Z. R. (2018). The magic of hope: Hope mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 111, 507-515. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2017.130291 PDF

 

34. Konowalczyk, S., Mello, Z. R., Röske, L. A. S., Buhl, M., Heim, R., & Worrell, F. C. (2018). Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitude scales: Validity and contributions to physical activity and self-concept in Spanish adolescents. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 7, 76-90. doi: 10.1037/ipp0000084 PDF

 

33. Worrell, F. C., Temple, E. C., McKay, M. T., Živkovič, U., Perry, J. L., Mello, Z. R., Musil, B., & Cole J. C. (2018). A theoretical approach to resolving the psychometric problems associated with the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34(1), 41-51. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000313 PDF

 

32. Mello, Z. R., +Walker, E. B., *Finan, L. J., +Stiasny, A., +Wiggers, I. C. S., *^McBroom, K. A., & Worrell, F. C. (2017). Time perspective, psychological outcomes, and risky behavior among runaway adolescents. Applied Developmental Science, 22, 233-243. doi: 10.1080/10888691.2016.1276455 PDF

 

31. Dixon, D. D., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2017). Profiles of hope: How clusters of hope relate to school variables. Learning and Individual Differences, 59, 55-64. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2017.1302915 PDF

 

30. Juriševič, M., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2017). Measuring time attitudes in Slovenia: Psychometric properties of the Adolescent and Adult Time Attitude Scale (AATI-TA). Horizons of Psychology/Psihološka obzorja, 26, 89-97. doi:10.20419/2017.26.472 PDF

 

29. Şahin-Baltacı, H., Tagay, Ö., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2017). Psychometric properties of Turkish Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitude (ATI-TA) scores. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 6, 47-59. doi: 10.1037/ipp0000066 PDF

 

28. Prow, R. M., Worrell, F. C., Andretta, J. R., & Mello, Z. R. (2016). Demographic differences in adolescent time attitude profiles: A person-oriented analysis using model-based clustering. Berkeley Review of Education, 6, 79-95. doi: 10.5070/B86110030 PDF

 

27. Mello, Z. R., Zhang, J. W., Barber, S. J., +Paoloni, V. C., Howell, R. T., & Worrell, F. C. (2016). Psychometric properties of time attitude scores in young, middle, and older adult samples. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.037 PDF

 

26. *Kaur, M., & Mello, Z. R. (2016). Positive and negative well-being among adolescents from theological and conventional schools in India. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 19(3), 229-239. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1165191 PDF

 

25. Worrell, F. C., Temple, E., McKay, M. T., Živkovič, U., Perry, J. L., Mello, Z. R., Musil, Z. R., &, Cole, J. C. (2016). A theoretical approach to the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory: Results from America, Australia, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34, 41-51. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000313 PDF

 

24. +^Jaramillo, J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2015). Ethnic identity, stereotype threat, and perceived discrimination among Native American adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26(4), 769–775. doi: 10.1111/jora.12228 PDF

 

23. McKay, M. T., Cole, J. C., Percy, A., Worrell, F. C., &, Mello, Z. R. (2015). Reliability and factorial validity of the Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitude Scores (ATI-TA) in Scottish and Northern Irish adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 86, 412-416. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.040 PDF

 

22. McKay, M. T., Dempster, M., & Mello, Z. R. (2015). Does Consideration of Future Consequences moderate the relationship between aggression and alcohol use in adolescents? Results from the United Kingdom. Addiction Research and Theory, 23, 372-379. doi: 10.3109/16066359.2015.1009830 PDF

 

21. Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2015). The past, the present, and the future: A conceptual model of time perspective in adolescence. In Stolarski M., van Beek W., & Fieulaine, N. (Eds.), Time Perspective Theory: Review, Research and Application. Essays in honor of Philip Zimbardo. Springer International Publishing, 115-129. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07368-2 PDF

 

20. Perry, J. L., McKay, M. T., Worrell, F. C., Živkovič, U., Mello, Z. R., & Musil, B. (2015). Measuring time perspective in adolescents: Can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions? Personality and Individual Differences, 78, 53-57. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.015 PDF

 

19. McKay, M. T., Worrell, F. C., Temple, E. C., Perry, J., Cole, J. C., &, Mello, Z. R. (2015). Less is not always more: The case of the 36-item short form of The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Personality and Individual Differences, 72, 68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.018 PDF

 

18. Andretta, J. R., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2014). Predicting educational outcomes and psychological well-being in adolescents using time attitude profiles. Psychology in the Schools, 51, 434-451. doi: 10.1002/pits.21762 PDF

 

17. Mello, Z. R., *Finan, L. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2013). Introducing an instrument to assess time orientation and time relation in adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 36, 551-563. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.005 PDF

 

16. Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., & Buhl, M. (2013). Introducing English and German versions of the Adolescent Time Attitude Scale (ATAS). Assessment, 20, 496-510. doi: 10.1177/1073191110396202 PDF

 

15. Andretta, J. R., Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., +^Dixson, D. D., & +^Baik, S. H. (2013). Demographic group differences in adolescents’ time attitudes. Journal of Adolescence, 36, 289–301. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.005 PDF

 

14. Mello, Z. R., *Anton-Stang, H. M., *Monaghan, P. L., *Roberts, K. J., & Worrell, F. C. (2012). A longitudinal investigation of African American and Hispanic adolescents' educational and occupational expectations and corresponding attainment in adulthood. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 17(4), 266-285. doi: 10.1080/10824669.2012.717029 PDF

 

13. Mello, Z. R., Mallett, R. K., Andretta, J. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2012). Stereotype threat and school belonging in adolescents from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 17, 9-14. PDF

 

12. +Hand, L. H., *Anton-Stang, H. M., & Mello, Z. R. (2012). An investigation of gender, perceived gender-barriers to a future occupation, and academic achievement among delinquent adolescents. Modern Psychological Science, 17, 19-26. PDF

 

11. Mallett, R. K., Mello, Z. R., Wagner, D. E., Worrell, F. C., Burrow, R. N., & Andretta, J. R. (2011). Do I belong? It depends on when you ask. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 432-436. doi: 10.1037/a0025455 PDF

 

10. Meyer, E. L., Schaefer, B. A., Soto, C. M., Simmons, C. S., Anguiano, R., Brett, J., Holman, A., Martin, J. F., Hata, H. K., Roberts, K. J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2011). Factor structure of Child Behavior Scale scores in Peruvian preschoolers. Psychology in the Schools, 48, 931-942. doi: 10.1002/pits.20596 PDF

 

9. Mello, Z. R., +Bhadare, D., Fearn, E. J., Galaviz, M. M., Hartmann, E. S., & Worrell, F. C. (2009). The window, the river, and the novel: Examining adolescents’ conceptions of the past, the present, and the future. Adolescence, 44, 539-556. PDF

 

8. Mello, Z. R., Worrell, F. C., & Andretta, J. R. (2009). Variation in how frequently adolescents think about the past, the present, and the future in relation to academic achievement. Research on Child and Adolescent Development [Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung], 4, 173-183. PDF

 

7. Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2009). Convergent and discriminant validity of time attitude scores on the Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory. Research on Child and Adolescent Development [Diskur Kindheits- und Jugendforschung], 4, 185-196. PDF

 

6. Mello, Z. R. (2009). Racial/ethnic group and socioeconomic status variation in educational and occupational expectations from adolescence to adulthood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 30, 494-504. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.029 PDF

 

5. Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2008). Gender variation in extracurricular activity participation and perceived life chances in Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. Psyche [Psykhe], 2, 91-102. doi: 10.4067/S0718-22282008000200008 PDF

 

4. Mello, Z. R. (2008). Gender variation in developmental trajectories of educational and occupational expectations and attainment from adolescence to adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 44, 1069-1080. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.4.1069 PDF

 

3. Mello, Z. R., & Swanson, D. P. (2007). Gender differences in African American adolescents' personal, educational, and occupational expectations and perceptions of neighborhood quality. Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 150-168. doi: 10.1177/0095798407299514 PDF

 

2. Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. R. (2007). Reliability and validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory scores in academically talented adolescents. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67, 487-504. doi: 10.1177/0013164406296985 PDF

 

1. Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2006). The relationship of time perspective, age, gender, and academic achievement in academically talented adolescents. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29, 271-289. doi: 10.1177/016235320602900302 PDF

 

+Indicates Undergraduate Student Mentee; *Indicates Graduate Student Mentee; ^Indicates Underrepresented Minority

"Time perspective is a multidimensional, individual-varying, and age-related construct that is defined as thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future" (Mello, 2017).

 

The Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI; Mello & Worrell, 2007) assesses multiple dimensions of time perspective, including time meaning, time frequency, time orientation, time relation, and time attitudes. The AATI has yielded reliable and valid scores in more than a dozen countries (Mello & Worrell, 2017). The authors permit the use of this instrument and would appreciate being informed of its application and corresponding results. If you are interested in translating the AATI, please contact Zena R. Mello (zmello@sfsu.edu) and Frank C. Worrell (frankc@berkeley.edu).

 

Click HERE for the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventories and Manual   

Dr. Mello examines topics specific to minority group membership, including stereotype threat and anticipated discrimination in educational and occupational attainment.

 

Gender Workshop Series for High School Students

 

The Principal of a high school with which Dr. Mello has had a long-term collaboration requested a workshop on toxic masculinity for 9-10th grade students. As the Mello Lab, we have created a three-session workshop series that addresses various topics about gender and relationships. The presentations and small group activities below can be viewed, downloaded, and used for educational purposes with attribution.

 

 

Publications

 

7. Moon, J., ^*Centeno, B., De León, J., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Brief Report: Revealing the Nuance: Examining Approaches for Research with Adolescents who Identify With Multiple Racial/Ethnic Groups. Journal of Adolescence. PDF

 

6. ^*Centeno, B., *Bayazitli, I., Purnell, S., Bravo, D. Y., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Colorism Unveiled: Examining How Skin Color Discrimination is Associated With Academic Achievement, Mental Health, and Substance Use Among Latinx Adolescents. Research in Human Development. PDF

 

5. Mello, Z. R. & Gordon, R. A. (2023). The Future of Colorism Science: Interdisciplinarity, Families, and Intervention. Research in Human Development. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2023.2261373 PDF

 

4. +^Jaramillo, J., Mello, Z. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2015). Ethnic identity, stereotype threat, and perceived discrimination among Native American adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26, 769-775. doi:http://dx.doi.org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1111/jora.12228  PDF

 

3. Mello, Z. R., Mallett, R. K., Andretta, J. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2012). Stereotype threat and school belonging in adolescents from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 17, 9-14. PDF

 

2. +Hand, L. H., Mello, Z. R., & *Anton-Stang, H. M. (2012).  An investigation of gender, perceived gender-barriers to a future occupation, and academic achievement among delinquent adolescents. Modern Psychological Science, 17, 19-26. PDF

 

1. Mallett, R. K., Mello, Z. R., Wagner, D. E., Worrell, F. C., Burrow, R. N., & Andretta, J. R. (2011). Do I belong? It depends on when you ask. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17, 432-436. doi:https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025455 PDF

 

 

+Undergraduate Student Mentee; *Graduate Student Mentee; ^Underrepresented Minority

If you would like to request a letter of recommendation from Dr. Mello, please submit this form and the requested materials to zmello@sfsu.edu at least two weeks before the letter deadline. Please provide a detailed description of the activities that you completed under her supervision in your email.

About Mark Chan

Mark Chan

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Associate Professor
Biology, College of Science and Engineering

Email:
yhmchan@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 405-2864
Location:

At SF State Since:

2015

Office Hours:

Bio:

I study how organelle size is sensed and controlled by the cell by using the budding yeast vacuole as a model system. The vacuole is a highly dynamic organelle which shows a size scaling relationship with the cell, i.e. larger cells have larger vacuoles. I am interested in how the cell maintains the vacuole at the appropriate size, and how this control impacts function.

Vacuole size control - One major goal is to determine whether there is feedback control of vacuole size. Does the cell sense the size of the vacuole? And can a cell with too large or small of a vacuole tune various pathways (e.g. membrane trafficking and inheritance) to get the vacuole back to the right size?

Functional consequences - Organelles often proliferate when demand for their function increases, and the vacuole is responsible for a number of degradative and homeostatic processes in the cell. How does the size of the vacuole affect its capacity or ability to carry out these functions? What effect does this have on overall cellular fitness or pathogenicity?

To answer these questions, we apply a number of techniques including live fluorescence microscopy; genetic, cell, and molecular biology; digital image analysis; and computational modeling.

 

Publications

Chadwick WL*, Biswas SK, Bianco S, Chan Y-HM. “Non-random localization of vacuoles in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.” Physical Biology (2020) 17: 065004.​ *Master’s student co-author

Bianco S, Chan, Y-HM, Marshall WF. “Towards computer-aided design of cellular structure.” Physical Biology (2020) 17: 023001.

Chan Y-HM, Reyes L*, Sohail SM*, Tran NK*, and Marshall WF. “Organelle Size Scaling of the Budding Yeast Vacuole by Relative Growth and Inheritance.” Current Biology (2016) 26, 1221–1228. *undergraduate student co-authors

Chan Y-HM. “Growth: A Model for Establishing Cell Size and Shape.” Current Biology (2016) 26, R756-R777.

Chan Y-HM, Marshall WF. “Organelle Size Scaling of the Budding Yeast Vacuole Is Tuned by Membrane Trafficking Rates.” Biophysical Journal (2014) 106: 1986-1996.1.    

Rafelski SM, Viana MP, Zhang Y, Chan Y-HM, Thorn KS, Yam P, Fung JC, Li H, Costa LdF, Marshall WF. “Mitochondrial Network Size Scaling in Budding Yeast is Achieved in the Bud at the Expense of the Mother.”Science (2012) 338: 822-824.

Chan Y-HM, Marshall WF. “How cells know the size of their organelles.” Science (2012) 337:1186-1189.

Chan Y-HM, Marshall WF. "Threshold-free method for three-dimensional segmentation of organelles." Proc.SPIE (2012) 8225: 822529.

Chan, Y-HM, Marshall WF. “Scaling properties of cell and organelle size.” Organogenesis (2010) 6:88-96.

 

Website(s):

Chan lab SFSU

 

CV:

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About Nga N Ho-Dac

Nga N Ho Dac

()

Associate Professor
Marketing, College of Business

Email:
ngahodac@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 405-2183
Location:

At SF State Since:

2014

Office Hours:

About Kevin Allen Simonin

Kevin Allen Simonin

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Associate Professor
Biology, College of Science and Engineering

Email:
simonin@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-1695
Location:
HH 438

At SF State Since:

2014

Office Hours:

Bio:

Research in the Simonin lab embraces the idea that understanding plant physiological controls over carbon, water and nutrient transport between soils, plants and the atmosphere are of critical importance for understanding how natural and human reconfigured ecosystems respond to a changing climate.  A general theme in the lab is the use of biophysical models that describe the coordination between plant water loss and carbon gain in order to assess the impact of atmospheric CO2 concentrations, temperature, water and nutrient availability, on plant productivity and ecosystem hydrology. 

 

Website(s):

The Simonin Lab
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Jonathan Lee

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Instructional Faculty, Special Programs
Asian-American Studies, College of Ethnic Studies

Email:
jlee@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-2279
Location:
EP 124

At SF State Since:

2009

Office Hours:

Bio:

Jonathan Lee specializes in Southeast Asian and Sino-Southeast Asian American studies at San Francisco State University. He received his PhD in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2009. He is the Program Co-chair of the Asian American religious studies sections for the American Academy of Religion, Western Region (AAR/WR) conference. His work has been published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice; Nidan: International Journal for the Study of Hinduism; Chinese America: History and Perspectives; Empty Vessel: The Journal of the Daoist Arts; Asia Pacific Perspectives; JATI: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities; Südostasien [Southeast Asia]; Amerasia Journal, and other journals and anthologies, both nationally and internationally. He is the editor of Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities (2010); and co-editor with Kathleen M. Nadeau of the Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife (2011) and Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life (2014). He has published widely on Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese-Southeast Asian, and Asian American histories, folklore, cultures, and religions.

李順化 博士 
副教授
美國舊金山州立大學 
族裔研究學院 
美國亞裔學系

Education

PhD University of California at Santa Barbara, Religious Studies
MA Graduate Theological Union & Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA, Religious Studies
BA University of California at Riverside, Religious Studies
BA University of California at Riverside, Ethnic Studies
BS University of California at Riverside, Sociology

Research Interests

Chinese/Chinese American Religious Studies; Chinese/Chinese American folklore and folklife; Peace Studies; Cambodian American Studies; Southeast and Sino-Southeast Asian American Studies

Website(s):

Jonathan Lee (AAS Department webpage), Southeast Asians in the Diaspora conference, Jonathan Lee (last updated in 2012)

Courses Taught

210 History of Asians in the United States
211 Contemporary Asian Americans
323 Chinese American Identities
370 Vietnamese in the United States
373 Vietnamese American Identities
377 Cambodians in the United States
570 Southeast Asians in the United States
585 Asian American Religiosities
697 Proseminar in Asian American Studies

Honors, Awards, and Grants

2013
Early Career Award, Association for Asian American Studies
2012 & 2013   
Ernest A. Lynton Award for Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty, SFSU Nominee
2011
SFSU Presidential Award
2010
Emmett R. Quady Foundation Grant
2008
California Lutheran University Diversity Professor of the Year Award Nominee
2007-08
University of California Presidential Year Dissertation Fellowship
2007   
Professor Thomas F. O’Dea Memorial Award for academic achievement in the study of religion and society
2005-07
USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship—Scholarship America
2005-06
Taiwan Ministry of Education Scholarships, International Chinese Language Program, National Taiwan University

Academia Sinica, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Ethnography, Doctoral Candidate Research Fellow
2004-05
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study at the International Chinese Language Program, National Taiwan University
2004
US State Department Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS), UC Santa Barbara
2003-04
The Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Grant
The Pluralism Project: World Religions in America at Harvard University, Summer Research Grant
2002-03
University of California, Santa Barbara, Graduate Diversity Fellowship
2000-02
Graduate Theological Union and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Tuition Grant

Media

National Public Radio 50-minute interview On Point with Tom Ashbrook on "Chinese Astrology and Chinese New Year" (January 23, 2012).

Publications

2015

  • History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots. Greenwood.

2014

  • co-edited with Yuk Wah Chan and David Haines. Age of Asian Migration: Continuity, Diversity, and Susceptibility, Volume 1. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • "Singing Our Lives with His Words: R.J. Sin, Cambodian American Musician Strumming History, Pain, and Subjectivity. In Yuk Wah Chan, David Haines, and Jonathan H.X. Lee, eds., Age of Asian Migration: Continuity, Diversity, and Susceptibility, Volume 1. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 256-267.
  • "Introduction: Cambodian, Lao, and Hmong Diaspora in the United States." In Yuk Wah Chan, David Haines, and Jonathan H.X. Lee, eds., Age of Asian Migration: Continuity, Diversity, and Susceptibility, Volume 1. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 244-255.
  • Guest editor, American Academy of Religion, Spotlight on Teaching, Teaching Asian American Religions and Religiosities. May 2014.
  • "Teaching Asian American Religions and Religiosities: Guest Editor's Introduction"
  • co-edited with Kathleen M. Nadeau. Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life. Lanham: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
  • with Kathleen M. Nadeau. "Introduction: Disciplines and Discourses in Asian American Folklore and Folklife: Prospects, Patterns, Practices, and Problems in an Emerging Landscape." In Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee and Kathleen M. Nadeau. Lanham: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.ix-xxi.
  • with Vivian-Lee Nyitray. "Things Matter: Chinese American Culture Work and the Gods of Marysville. In Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee and Kathleen M. Nadeau. Lanham: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 69-81.
  • with Mark Sabas Leo. "Igorot American Folk Dance: Performance, Identity, and the Paradox of Decolonization." In Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee and Kathleen M. Nadeau. Lanham: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 147-166.
  • "Guangong: The Chinese God of War and Literature in America: From Celestial Stranger to Common Culture (1850-2011 CE)." In Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee and Kathleen M. Nadeau. Lanham: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 167-184.

2013

  • with Kathleen M. Nadeau. “Asian American Folklore: Disciplinary Fissions and Fusions.” Asian American Folklore: Passages and Practices. Spec. issue of Amerasia Journal 39.2 (2013): ix-xxii.
  • “The Global and Civil Dimensions of Tzu Chi Compassion Society’s Peace Work in America.” Living in Peace: Insights from Buddhism. Ed. Chanju Mun and Ronald S. Green. Honolulu: Blue Pine. 143-157.
  • with Mary Thi Pham. “Pedagogy for Healing and Justice through Cambodian American Literature.” Worldly Teaching: Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature. Ed. Masood Ashraf Raja and Hillary Stringer. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. 97-112.
  • “Taiwanese and Taiwanese Americans, 1940-Present.” Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration. Ed. Elliott Robert Barkan. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2013. 1331-1340.
  • “Tzu Chi Compassion Society’s Peace Work in America.” Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities 3.1.

2012

2011

Authored the following entries:

  • “Asian Buddhist American: The Jataka Tales,” vol. 3, 1221-1223.
  • “Bok Kai Temple and Parade,” vol. 1, 231-233.
  • “Cambodian Americans: Dying and Death Rituals,” vol. 1, 191-193.
  • “Cambodian Americans: Kaundinya and Soma,” vol. 3, 1223.
  • “Cambodian Americans: Religion,” vol. 1, 209-213.
  • “Cambodian Americans: Urban Legends,” vol. 1, 217-219.
  • “Chinese Americans: Arts and Crafts,” vol. 1, 230-231.
  • “Chinese Americans: Children's Folk Songs,” vol. 1, 233-234.
  • “Chinese Americans: Heros and Heroines,” vol. 1, 282-283.
  • “Chinese Americans: Proverbs and Maxims,” vol. 1, 304-305.
  • “Guandi,” vol. 1, 278-281.
  • “Hawaii Sugar Plantation,” co-authored with Noriko Sanefuji, vol. 2, 601-602.
  • “Hmong Americans: Clothes and Jewelry,” vol. 2, 424-425.
  • “Hmong Americans: Family and Community,” vol. 2, 427-428.
  • “Hindu Temples in America,” co-authored with Geetha A. Mandayam and Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 2, 479-482.
  • “Introduction: Asian American Folklore and Folklife,” co-authored with Kathleen Nadeau, vol. 1, xxxv-xl.
  • “Jain Temples,” vol. 2, 487-488.
  • “Laotian Americans: Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration,” vol. 2, 719-720.
  • “Laotian Americans: Domestic Religious Practices,” vol. 2, 723-724.
  • “Laotian Americans: Family and Community,” co-authored with Nasy Inthisone Pfanner, vol. 2, 727-729.
  • “Laotian Americans: Festivals and Holidays,” vol. 2, 729-730.
  • “Laotian Americans: Folk Dance and Performance,” vol. 2, 730-732.
  • “Laotian Americans: Foods and Foodways,” co-authored with Nasy Inthisone Pfanner, vol. 2, 732-734.
  • “Laotian Americans: History, People, and Culture,” vol. 2, 713-717.
  • “Laotian Americans: Narrative Folklore,” vol. 2, 744-745.
  • “Laotian Americans: Proverbs and Maxims,” vol. 2, 746-747.
  • “Laotian Americans: Religion,” vol. 2, 747-752.
  • “Laotian Americans: Social Etiquette and Customs,” vol. 2, 754-755.
  • “Laotian Americans: Traditional Medicine and Healing,” vol. 2, 755-756.
  • “Laotian Americans: Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner,” vol. 2, 757-758.
  • “Lotus Flower,” vol. 1, 68-69.
  • “Paper Sons/Paper Daughters,” vol. 1, 303-304.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Arts, Crafts, and Home Decorations,” co-authored with K. N. Sethi, vol. 3, 1005-1006.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Dying and Death Rituals,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1008-1010.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Family and Community,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1010-1012.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Foods and Foodways,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1014-1015.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Home Decoration,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1020-1021.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Names and Name Giving,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1024-1026.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Proverbs and Maxims,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1026-1028.
  • “Punjabi Americans: Rites of Passage,” co-authored with Patit Paban Mishra, vol. 3, 1030-1033.
  • “Root Quest,” vol. 1, 76-77.
  • “Taiwanese American Religious Temples,” Vol. 1, 313-316.
  • “Thai Americans: Traditional Medicine and Healing,” vol. 3, 1122.
  • “Tianhou/Mazu,” vol. 1, 319-321.
  • “Vietnamese Americans: Religion,” vol. 3, 1204-1206.
     
  • with Roger Viet Chung. “Introduction: Who Are Southeast Asian Americans?” Contemporary Issues in Southeast Asian American Studies. Ed. Jonathan H. X. Lee and Roger Viet Chung. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing. 1-4.
  • “Maintaining Patterns: Community Ritual and Pilgrimage in a Diasporic Taiwanese American Religious Community.” Asia Pacific: Perspectives 10.1 (Apr. 2011): 82-102.
  • with Mark Leo. "Performing Thai and Indigenous Igorot American Folklore and Identities: Ethnic and Cultural Politics Revealed." Positioning Southeast Asia in the Globalized World. Comp. Mohammad Raduan Mohd Ariff, Hanafi Hussin, Rodney C. Jubilado, Lowell S. Bautista, and Christine Yun May Yong. Proc. of the 4th International Conference on Southeast Asia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Department of Southeast Asian Studies, U of Malaya, 2011. 383-396.

2010

  • “Bring Strangers Together: Chinese/Chinese American Engaged Buddhism, Race and Inter-Ethnic Relations in America.” Global Recovery: The Buddhist Perspective. Chomthong, Bangkok, Thailand: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. 460-474.
  • “Cambodian American Ethics of Identity Formation.” Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities. Ed. Jonathan H. X. Lee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company. 343-353.
  • Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company.
  • Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities – Study Guide. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company.
  • “Cambodian Americans and Religion.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 114-116.
  • “Cambodian/Cambodian American Religions.” Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities. Ed. Jonathan H. X. Lee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company. 418-432.
  • “Chinese Americans and Religion.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 223-226.
  • “Daoist Temples in California.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 169-170.
  • with James Ciment, “Hmong Americans and Religion.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 511-513.
  • “Introduction.” in Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities. Ed. Jonathan H. X. Lee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company.
  • “Laotian Americans and Religion.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 513-514.
  • “An Outline of Cambodian History.” Cambodian American Experiences: Histories, Communities, Cultures, and Identities. Ed. Jonathan H. X. Lee. Dubuque, IA: Kendall and Hunt Publishing Company. 2-16.
  • “Vietnamese Americans and Religion.” Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Huping Ling and Allan W. Austin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe Inc., East River Books. 589-590.

2009

2006

2005

2004

  • Auburn’s Joss House: Preserving the Past for the Future (The Auburn Chinese Ling Ying Association House). Auburn: Auburn Joss House Museum and Chinese History Center.
  • Hanford’s Taoist Temple and Museum (#12 China Alley): Preserving a Chinese American Treasure. Forward by Vivian-Lee Nyitray. Hanford: Hanford Taoist Temple Preservation Society.
  • “The Introduction of the Mazu Faith and Its Dissemination during the Qing Dynasty.” Trans. from Taiwan Mazu miao yuelan [A Survey of Mazu Temples in Taiwan], by Wang Chien-ch’uan and Li Shih-wei (Taipei: Boyang Wenhua Shiye Youxian Gongsi, 2000) 26-42. Taiwan Literature: English Translation Series, University of California, Santa Barbara’s Forum for the Study of World Literatures in Chinese 14 (Jan. 2004). 129-140.
  • The Temple of Kwan Tai: Celebrating Community and Diversity, Mendocino, CA. Mendocino: Temple of Kwan Tai Inc.

2003

Creative Work

2008
Happy Birthday Mazu—Empress of Heaven, Goddess of the Sea. East Meets West Education Film Production. Documentary film.

Service

Current Community and Professional Involvement

Chinese America: History and Perspectives, Editorial Board (2009-present)
Santisuksa: Journal of Peace Studies, Editorial Board (2014-present)
Southeast Asians in the Diaspora, Brill, Editorial Board  (2014-present)
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement (JSAAEA), Editorial Board (2011-present)
Association for Asian American Studies, Annual Meeting Program Committee (2014-2015)
American Academy of Religion, Western Region, North California Representative (2013-present)
American Academy of Religion, Western Region, Diversity Advocate (2011-2013)
American Academy of Religion, Western Region, Faculty co-chair, Religions of Asia (2010-2013)
American Academy of Religion, Western Region, Faculty co-chair, Asian American Religious Studies (2013-present)
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, National Endowment of the Humanists adviser and consultant for “Rhythm of the Refugee, a Cambodian Journey of Healing”
Planning and Steering Committee Member, The National Asian Pacific Islander American Historic Preservation Forum (2009-present)
South East Asian Cultural Heritage and Musical Performing Arts (SEACHAMPA), Board of Directors (2012 -- present)
Chinese Historical Society of America, Board of Directors (2011-2013)
Center for Lao Studies, Board of Directors (2010-2012)

Current Campus Service

Alpha Phi Omega, Mu Zeta Chapter), Faculty Advisor
South East Asian Student Association, Faculty Advisor
University Library Advisory Committee
University Faculty Hearing Panel
AAS Major/Minor Advisor
AAS Department BA Curriculum Planning Committee
AAS Department Scholarship Committee

About M Hajiaboli

M Hajiaboli

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Lecturer
College of Science and Engineering

Email:
mhaji@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-7739
Location:
SCI 112

At SF State Since:

2014

Office Hours:

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Blake Riggs

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Professor; Associate Department Chair
Biology, College of Science and Engineering

Email:
riggs@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-1499
Location:
HH 724

At SF State Since:

2010

Office Hours:

Bio:

Blake Riggs is an associate professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Biology at San Francisco State University (SFSU).  Dr. Riggs grew up in South Los Angeles and attended UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) as an undergraduate. He was a Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) scholar and received a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology, but was fascinated with the idea of cell division.  He received both his Master’s degree and PhD in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology at UCSC on research involving role of intracellular membrane transport on cell division.  Dr. Riggs was postdoctoral fellow from 2006 – 2009 at UC Berkeley and joined the faculty at San Francisco State University in 2010.  Dr. Riggs received an NSF-CAREER award in 2015 to examine how cells generate diversity during development. Currently, Dr. Riggs’ laboratory studies the molecular pathway involved in organelle inheritance during cell division and how cells adopt a fate during development.

Website:

https://riggs8.wixsite.com/riggslab 

Research Description

Project I

Entry into mitosis sees a dramatic change in cellular organization ultimately leading up to division.  Most prominent among these changes are the condensation and alignment of the chromosomes and the reorganization of the cytoskeleton, including the microtubule-based mitotic spindle.  Less understood are the rearrangements of the intracellular organelles, the Golgi apparatus (GA) and the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER).  It is essential for cellular life that these organelles be distributed in the newly divided daughter cells.  In additon, it is unclear if mitotic reorganization of these organelles play any role in key events during mitosis.

A current project in my laboratory is investigating the mechanism and regulation of mitotic ER reorganization during cell division.  It is unclear what factors are involved in reorganization of the ER and if these dramatic changes are cell cycle regulated?  We will examine mitotic ER reorganization in the rapid divisions of early embryo of the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster.  Investigations in the early Drosophila embryo offers several advantages including dividing in syncytium for the first 13 divisions, which include a rapid synchronous mitosis occurring on the average every ~15 minutes.  We will employ both genetic analysis and live fluorescence confocal microscopy, to examine the requirements of intracellular membrane reorganization during mitosis.

Project II 

Cancer comprises many diseases that are essentially an overproliferation of cells, forming solid tumors detrimental to the host.  Anti-mitotic therapies target rapidly proliferating cell growth by disrupting specific events during mitosis and initiating cell death pathways.  Most successful of the anti-mitotic agents are the vinca alkoids and taxanes which are effective against a wide variety of cancers but display a high level of neurotoxicity.  There has been an effort to develop other mitotic targets as potential anti-mitotic agents, including the microtubule motor Eg5, and the mitotic kinase Aurora B.  Currently, small molecule inhibitors of these targets are in clinical studies and have shown lesser degree of toxicity but their efficacy against solid tumor growth appears no better than the vinca alkoids and taxanes. One explanation is the discovery that some anti-mitotic agents can allow the cell to exit mitosis prematurely into G1 tetraploid state, where a percentage of these cells continue to divide producing highly aneuploid progeny. This mitotic slippage into the next G1 cycle, has been shown to be due to the gradual degradation of the regulatory protein Cyclin B which is the active component of the mitotic kinase Cdk. My laboratory is interested in the identification of factors using double stranded RNA (RNAi) inhibition that will effectively reduce slippage, and increase the rate of apoptosis in Drosophila S2 cells.  These factors will also be examined in transformed human breast epithelial MCF10A cells.

Publications

  • Riggs, B., and R. Heald (2011) Altering membrane topology does not impair spindle assembly in Xenopus egg extracts.  Submitted.
  • Loughlin, R., B. Riggs, R. Heald. (2008) Snapshot: motor proteins in spindle assembly. Cell 134(3): 548
  • Cao, J., R. Albertson, B. Riggs, CM. Field, and W. Sullivan. (2008)  Nuf, a Rab11 effector, maintains cytokinetic furrow integrity by promoting local actin polymerization. Journal of Cell Biology 182(2):301-13.
  • Riggs, B., B. Fasulo, S. Mische, A. Royou, T. Hays, and W. Sullivan (2007) The role of Microtubles, Dynein, and the Recycling Endosome in furrow formation in the early Drosophila embryo. Mol Biol Cell 9:3313-22
  • Albertson, R., B. Riggs, and W. Sullivan. (2005) Membrane traffic: a driving force in cytokinesis. Trends Cell Biol 15: 92-101.
  • Riggs, B., W. Rothwell, S. Mische, G.R.X. Hickson, G.W. Gould, T. Hays, and W. Sullivan. (2003) Actin cytoskeleton remodeling during early Drosophila furrow formation requires recycling endosomal components Nuclear-fallout and Rab11. Journal of Cell Biology, 163: 143-154.
About Leticia Hernandez

Leticia Hernandez

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Assistant Professor
College of Ethnic Studies

Email:
leticiah@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 405-0395
Location:
EP 424

At SF State Since:

2016

Office Hours:

Bio:

Leticia Hernández-Linares is a bilingual, interdisciplinary, award winning, writer, artist, and racial justice educator. The first-generation U.S. born daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, she is the author of Mucha Muchacha, Too Much Girl & Alejandria Fights Back!  ¡La lucha de Alejandria!  Widely published, she is the co-editor of The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States and her work appears in Maestrapeace, San Francisco’s Monumental Feminist Mural and Other Musics: New Latina Poetry.  She has performed her poemsongs, delivered keynotes, and presented on panels throughout the United States and in El Salvador. A five-time San Francisco Arts Commission grantee, she has lived, created, and protested in the Mission District of San Francisco for over two decades.Currently she is an Artist in Residence at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

A special focus in her career has incuded convening and collaborating with other Salvadoran and Central American artists and writers.  While working in journalism, she worked with the Izote Vos book project, and authored the Central American section of an Ethnic Studies textbook.  In 2001, she was part of Foro 2000, an artivist delegation to El Salvador;  performed in Epicentrico: Rico Epicentro (A Night of Central American Performance) at Highways (L.A). Her poetic, interactive installation, Papeleo, was featured in the group exhibition, Mourning and Scars (S.F.).  She performed at the Encuentro Poético: Salvadoran-American Poets at the Smithsonian in D.C., and Variedades sponsored by Grand Performances in L.A.. She has worked on numerous projects in Washington D.C.: an online bilingual poetry class at the Oyster Adams Bilingual school; poet in residence with Sol & Soul; together with Split this Rock organized the Wandering Song book launch at Busboys and Poets; guest of honor at Hechizo, Arte y Poesía at La Casa de la Cultura.  Her bilingual poetry appears in  Theatre Under My Skin: Contemporary Salvadoran Poetry published by Kalina Press and in Poeta Soy and her work was included in the first convening of Central American women writers in El Salvador in 2019: Otro Modo de Ser

A five-time San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist grantee, she was a fellow with the national Latinx poetry workshop, CantoMundo, and served on the Organizing Committee for for three years. Since 1991, she has worked in various capacities in arts education, community engagement, and school reform, and has extensive experience in SFUSD. She taught as part of the Poets in the Gallery team at the de Young Museum, and currently works as an Equity Facilitator and Coach with  SFCESS. 

Her university teaching includes courses in Gender Studies, Creative Writing, Ethnic Studies, Oral History, Central American Studies, Latinx Literature, and English Composition.  Hernández-Linares has done extensive research in Central American Studies and Literature and Mesoamerican History and Culture. She has been living, working, and writing in the Mission District since 1995. 

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Christopher S Weinberger

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Professor
Comparative & World Literature, College of Liberal and Creative Arts

Email:
csw1@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-7403
Location:
HUM 455

At SF State Since:

Office Hours:

Biography

Ph.D. University of California Berkeley, 2009

Director, Dilena Takeyama Center for the Study of Japan and Japanse Culture

Research/Interests

  • Ethics
  • History of Criticism
  • Metafiction
  • Literary theories in 19th, 20th and 21st century
  • Japanese, U.S., and British Literary Traditions
About Tao He

Tao He

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Associate Professor
Mathematics, College of Science and Engineering

Email:
hetao@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-1368
Location:

At SF State Since:

2015

Office Hours:

Bio:

Education

Ph.D., Statistics, Michigan State University, 2015

Dual Ph.D., Quantitative Biology, Michigan State University, 2015

M.S., Applied Mathematics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2010

B.S., Applied Mathematics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2007

 

Research Interests

  • High dimensional statistical inference, non- and semi-parametric models, statistical learning.
  • Large scale genome-wide association study, pathway association, statistical genetics, QTL mapping of complex traits/diseases, gene-environment interaction.
  • Next generation sequencing data analysis and Microarray data analysis.

 

Teaching

  • MATH 324, Probability and Statistics with Computing, San Francisco State University
  • MATH 447, Design and Analysis of Experiments, San Francisco State University
  • MATH 448, Introduction to Statistical Learning and Data Mining, San Francisco State University
  • MATH 748, Theory and Applications of Statistical and Machine Learning, San Francisco State University
  • STT 200, Statistical Methods, Michigan State University
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