Ashley S. Hufnagle

Ashley S. Hufnagle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at St. Catherine University. Her research focuses on how social contexts, interactions, and relationships influence emotional and cognitive development, particularly in parent-child dynamics and college student success. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota, specializing in social and developmental processes.

Her work explores themes such as first-generation student outcomes, service-learning impacts, feedback mechanisms in education, and collaborative emotion interpretation. Notable recent studies include analyses of academic retention strategies for underrepresented groups and discrepancies between academic and student perceptions of feedback.

Hufnagle’s methodological contributions include innovations in video-based educational research and longitudinal analysis. Her research emphasizes practical applications for improving educational equity and student well-being, with a focus on bridging theoretical insights with real-world interventions.