The Impact of Race and Social Acceptance on the Achievement Gap

According to the results of a new study, there is a social and emotional cost for academic achievement for blacks and Native Americans that whites do not have to pay. Our guest asserts that this cost may explain some of the hidden factors driving the so called achievement gap. What are these social costs? How precisely do they impact achievement in these two ethnic groups? Can the cost be reduced or eliminated? Dr. Thomas Fuller-Rowell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD in developmental psychology from the Department of Human Development at Cornell University in 2010, and his B.A. in biochemistry and psychology from the University of Colorado in 2003 with summa cum laude honors. He has also worked for a civil rights organization in Buffalo, NY. Ugo holds a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Warren Wilson College, a Master's of Science in Counseling Psychology, from Tarleton State University and he is currently a Licensed Professional Counselor with the state of Arizona.