Juan Del Toro

Juan Del Toro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota and an Affiliate Faculty member at the Institute of Child Development. His research investigates how ethnic-racial discrimination, identity, and socialization shape development from childhood through adulthood, with emphasis on perpetrator-specific impacts and intervention strategies.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Developmental Psychology from New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (2019)
• BA in Latin American Studies and Psychology (minor) from Bowdoin College (2013)

Dr. Del Toro employs multi-method, multidisciplinary approaches to examine:

• Differential effects of ethnic-racial discrimination by peers, school adults, and law enforcement
• Direct and intergenerational consequences of criminal justice system involvement
• Protective roles of ethnic-racial identity and socialization in mitigating discrimination's harm

His work bridges developmental psychology with critical social issues including racial disparities, health paradoxes, policing, and methodological innovation in longitudinal and genetic research.