Educational Psychology Associate Professor Marie-Anne Suizzo Receives Spencer Grant

Educational Psychology Associate Professor Marie-Anne Suizzo was awarded a $50,000 Spencer Foundation grant to study Mexican-American parent-adolescent conversations. Suizzo will collect and analyze data to determine how Mexican-American parents convey messages about their expectations around education to adolescent children.

The Spencer Foundation’s mission is to investigate ways in which education can be improved around the world. The foundation is committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community.