Research

Dissertation

Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology and Digital Studies · Expected Spring 2027 · University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Black Digital Lifeworlds: A Mixed Methods Approach to Exploring the Psychological Impacts of Identity, Culture, Technology, and Well-being

Advisors: Drs. Isis Settles, L. Monique Ward, Andre Brock Jr., Apryl Williams

This project uses mixed methods to examine how Black people experience digital environments as sites of identity construction, cultural meaning, and psychological consequence. The dissertation treats participant accounts as evidence in their own right, situating quantitative measurement of well-being alongside qualitative description of lived digital experience.