My approach to research is interdisciplinary and is informed by tenets of school, community, and clinical psychology. My early work as a graduate student explored the ways in which adults can support healthy youth autonomous decision-making within the context of mentoring relationships and highlighted the importance of school psychologists in promoting supportive relationships following the COVID-19 pandemic. More recent experiences working within schools and other youth-serving institutions have led me to realize that, although the importance of supportive relationships is well understood, enhancing the capacity of schools to create nurturing environments will necessarily depend on intentional intervention and collaboration. I am also passionate about research that explores the impacts of community- and macrosystem-level factors on development and wellbeing. I have contributed to projects investigating how sociopolitical events influence young people’s wellbeing and civic engagement, as well as how teachers use evidence-based resources to discuss these events with students in the classroom.