Dr. Yeager is interested in understanding the processes shaping adolescent development, especially how social cognitive factors interact with structural and physiological factors to create positive or negative trajectories for youth. He is also interested in learning how to influence these psychological processes, so as to improve developmental and educational outcomes for youth.
Dr. Yeager is the co-PI of the National Study of Learning Mindsets, the Texas Mindset Initiative, and the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI). To learn more about TxBSPI see here. To see our SXSW EDU keynote, see here. Dr. Yeager is recruiting graduate students and encourages all candidates, especially those who would add to diversity, to apply.