Bridget Cheeks

Bridget Cheeks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on parental racial socialization and its impact on the positive development of African American adolescents and college students, with particular attention to racial identity formation, academic motivation, and psychological resilience in contexts involving racial discrimination. Dr. Cheeks employs mixed-methods approaches, including daily diary studies and clustering techniques, to examine within-group variations in youth outcomes and parent-child communication.

She teaches courses such as HDF 321 (Issues in Parenting) and HDF 303 (Adolescent Development: Puberty – Young Adulthood). While no specific grants, awards, or lab affiliations are noted in the provided text, her work emphasizes methodological innovation and culturally responsive research practices.