معرفی
Kendall Cotton Bronk is a Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University's Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences. Her research focuses on adolescent moral development, purpose in life, and positive youth development, with cross-cultural studies spanning the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia. She directs the Adolescent Moral Development Lab and employs qualitative methods, including exemplar methodology, to explore how young people cultivate purpose and moral growth.
- PhD in Psychological Studies in Education, Stanford University
- BS in Communication Studies, Northwestern University
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Stanford Center on Adolescence
Her lab investigates diverse contexts such as family purpose, cancer survivors' development, and street children in Liberia. Publications highlight mixed-methods approaches, virtue interventions, and theoretical frameworks for purpose research. Funded by the Spencer Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, and Fulbright Foundation, her work appears in journals like Journal of Positive Psychology and Applied Developmental Science.
Recent trends in her research include applying prospection theory to purpose development, refining intellectual humility definitions, and leveraging sport for development in post-conflict regions. She teaches graduate courses on qualitative methods, child/adolescent development, and positive contexts.
