Originally from San Jose, California, Jaylen ran track and graduated from Texas A&M University, class of 2017. He received his M.S. in Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) from The University of Texas at Austin and is currently a third-year doctoral student in the HBHE program with concentrations in Counseling and Qualitative Methods (Educational Psychology).
As a Graduate Research Assistant in the Stress Adaptation and Health Resilience Lab, he currently works as the community health & support lead on Dr. Mary Steinhardt's NIH R01 Grant for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Education in the African American Community of Austin, Texas.
He previously served as a Teaching Assistant for the Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence (LCAE) and a Graduate Research Assistant for the African American Male Research Initiative (AAMRI), both housed under the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at UT-Austin.
Research interests involve examining the health literacy, psychological health, & well-being of racial/ethnic minority communities and underrepresented college students, especially first-generation college students & student-athletes.
Research interests involve examining the health literacy, psychological health, & well-being of racial/ethnic minority communities and underrepresented college students, especially first-generation college students & student-athletes.
Mary A Steinhardt (Supervisor)
Focuses on how individuals successfully adapt to stress and build health resilience.
Graduate Student Representative, COEs Equity, Community Engagement, & Outreach Associate Deans Search Committee, University of Texas at Austin(2018 - 2019)
Mental Health Consult, Undergraduate Pre-Law Program Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee, ExploreLaw: University of Texas at Austin(2018)
Graduate Student Representative, College of Education Deans Search Committee, University of Texas at Austin(2017 - 2018)
Masters Student Representative, College of Education (COE) Graduate Student Council, University of Texas at Austin(2017 - 2018)
Wright, JI., Whyne, EZ., Lehrer, HM., Woo, J. & Steinhardt, MA. (2021). The Roles of Resilience and Belonging in Mediating the Association Between Positivity and Anxiety Among Underrepresented Minority College Students. Journal of American College Health. doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1851235.
Steinhardt, MA., Brown, SA., Lehrer, HM., Dubois, SK., Wright, JI., Whyne, EZ., Sumlin, LL., Harrison, L. & Woo, J. (2021). Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Culturally Tailored for African Americans: COVID-19-Related Factors Influencing Restart of the TX STRIDE Study. The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care.
Improving Health Outcomes in African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Culturally Tailored, Resilience-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education Intervention
R01-NIH Grant: Serving as a community health & support lead. Assisting with participant recruiting, on-site data collection, on-call participant support, physical activity programming, and reviewing project and class materials. Additional areas of learning include the basics of data management, data analysis, protocol development, and community relationships.
Mary B. Alderson Scholarship for Teaching Excellence, University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Lynn Wade McCraw Endowed Presidential Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Alexander Caswell Ellis Fellowship in Education, University of Texas at Austin (2020)
Mary B. Alderson Scholarship for Teaching Excellence, University of Texas at Austin (2019)
Mary B. Alderson Scholarship for Teaching Excellence, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
Inclusive ClassroomLeadership for Excellence in Teaching, University of Texas at Austin (2018)
The Roles of Resilience and Belonging in Mediating the Association Between Positivity and Anxiety Among Underrepresented Minority College Students, 2020 American College Health Association Annual Meeting, https://www.acha.org/ACHA/Events_and_Education/Virtual_Posters/Wright.aspx?WebsiteKey=10a20618-e56b-4433-a59d-3acdebdfe0ab (2020)
