Biography
Dr. Ashley Fraser is an assistant professor in the School of Family Life at BYU. She has bachelors and masters degrees in Human Development from Brigham Young University, and a doctorate degree in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University. The overarching goal of Dr. Fraser’s research is to understand and support positive development across childhood and adolescence, particularly in contexts of adversity. To do so, she specifically investigates the interplays of individual, family, and societal level factors on the development of hope and resilience, empathy, prosocial behavior, and practices that contribute to equitable and anti-racist behaviors across childhood.
Research Interests
Hope, Resilience, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Parenting, Socialization, Anti-racism, Prejudice, Bias, MediaTeaching Interests
Human Development, Moral Development, Cross-Cultural Development, Racism & DiscriminationEducation
- PhD, Family and Human Development , Arizona State University (2021)
- MS, Marriage, Family, and Human Development , Brigham Young University (2012)
- Bachelors, School of Family Life: Human Development , Brigham Young University (2010)
Honors and Awards
- BYU Faculty Women's Association Teaching Award, BYU Faculty Women's Association (2022 - Present)
- Diversity and Inclusion Grant, College of Family, Home, and Social Science, BYU (2021 - Present)
- ASU Graduate Jumpstart Research Grant, Arizona State University (2020 - 2021)
- Latino Resilience Enterprise Research Fellowship, Arizona State University (2020 - 2020)
Memberships
- International Communication Association (2022 - Present)
- ASU Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Hope (2021 - Present)
- Society for Research on Adolescence (2021 - Present)
- Society for Research on Child Development (2021 - Present)