Professor Dr. Faheemah Mustafaa

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Faheemah N. Mustafaa is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis. She joined the faculty in 2019, specializing in Learning Mind Sciences and is a member of the Human Development Graduate Group. Dr. Mustafaa has a background in psychology with a focus on student experiences throughout the lifespan, particularly in the contexts of children’s development within school, community, and home environments. She is passionate about mentoring and supporting the life journeys of others and has previous experience as a middle school science teacher. Dr. Mustafaa’s academic work involves applied social-psychological research aimed at addressing racial disparities in K-12 students’ academic and behavioral outcomes, having conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, and Vanderbilt University. Her interdisciplinary research primarily concentrates on understanding and supporting the academic performance and holistic well-being of Black/African American youth and those from historically marginalized identities.

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