ELLA RHO

I’m a lab manager and research associate at the Risk, Resilience, and Culture Lab directed by Dr. Chunyan Yang at the University of Maryland, College Park.

 

I earned a Bachelor's of Science with Honours and a Research Master's degree (MScR) in Psychology from Durham University in the United Kingdom. During my time in England, I worked as a placement and special activity teacher for diverse student populations in public primary and secondary schools.

 

I went on to acquire extensive quantitative and qualitative research skills at various labs with different focuses at Durham University, Seoul National University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley.

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My research focuses on understanding how school communities can foster educator and student well-being. Specifically, I examine (1) the risk and resilience factors that shape school communities, (2) the social and organizational support systems that promote educator well-being, and (3) the implementation of school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) initiatives to strengthen educational practice and outcomes.