Funding
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 $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.
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.
Immigration, Mental Health, and Tobacco Use Among Adolescents: Dayanne Liseth Herrera Suarez (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the above study on tobacco use, mental health, and social class discrimination affecting immigrants (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024).
Research Methods for Examining Tobacco Use Among Adolescents: Tiffany Wong (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the above study on tobacco use, social media, and digital technology among Asian American adolescents (Grant Number: T32IP4744, 2022-2024).
Delay Discounting and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: İlke Bayazıtlı (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including delay discounting (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).
Immigration and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: Jo Nisa Cabilogan (Undergraduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including immigration (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).
Colorism and Tobacco Use Among Racial/Ethnic Adolescents: Betsy Centeno (Graduate Research Assistant) and Dr. Mello (PI) received the Cornelius Hopper Diversity Award Supplement of $20,000 to extend the below study on racial and gender discrimination, tobacco use, and time perspective by including colorism—perceived discrimination based on one's skin color (Grant Number: T31IP1855, 2020-2023).
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.