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David Yeager is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He focuses on adolescent development, particularly the psychological causes of reactions to peer exclusion and victimization, as well as the academic performance of racial minority adolescents during their transition from high school to college. His research utilizes longitudinal, randomized field experiments to investigate the influence of social cognitive processes on adolescents' developmental trajectories. He also explores methodologies for optimizing the accuracy of self-reports and evaluating the methods used in sampling survey respondents. His work has been published in notable journals including Child Development, Developmental Psychology, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, among others. Yeager holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychological Science from Stanford University and has previously worked as a middle school teacher.
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