Research
Research
My current research is centered around promoting the well-being of youth with a focus on the educational outcomes among underrepresented students. I am particularly intersted in protective and preventive approaches in psychological practice from the perspective of positive psychology, the risk and resilience factors that influence the well-being of youth, and underrepresentation in gifted and talented education.
I have been involved in research on academic outcomes, perceived discrimination, substance use, and time perspective among adolescents. My master's thesis focused on the associations between time perspective and academic outcomes beyond personality traits among adolescents.
Bayazitli, I., Mello, Z. R., Ihorn, S. M., & Worrell, F. C. (2024). More than traits: Time perspective and academic outcomes among adolescents. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Worrell, F. C., Bayazitli, I., Subotnik, R. F., & Olszewski-Kubilius, P. (2024). Insider knowledge of STEM-talented adolescents. [Manuscript under review]. School of Education, University of California, Berkeley.
Centeno, B., Bayazitli, I., Purnell, S., Bravo, D., & Mello, Z. R. (2023). Colorism unveiled: Examining how skin color discrimination is associated with academic achievement, mental health, and substance use among Latinx adolescents. Research in Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2023.2271363
Moon, J., Lieber, R., & Bayazitli, I., Mello, Z. R. (2023). An examination of multidimensional time perspective and mental health outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064688 PDF
Bayazitli, I. (2023). Time beyond personality: Associations between time perspective and academic outcomes among adolescents [Master’s thesis]. San Francisco State University. Committee comprised Drs. Mello, Worrell, & Ihorn. PDF
At the Time Lab, we aimed to contribute to social justice through research as well as practice. As part of this cause, I led a workshop series about gender awareness, healthy relationships, and gender in society for disadvantaged high school students for two consecutive years.