Increasing Diversity in Developmental

Research

PSY 4744 – Methods in Developmental Psych

Jade Yonehiro
10.2.18

This presentation was given in Dr. Munkata’s Methods in Developmental Psychology class in Fall 2018 at the University of Colorado - Boulder
Please contact Jade Yonehiro (Jnyonehiro@ucdavis.edu) if you have any questions or comments!
 Typical Participants

White
Educated
Industrialized
Rich
Democratic culture
What are some ways we can improve
diversity of our participants?
 In our Lab

Began in 2015 as part of a CU Outreach Grant

Research Toy Exhibits
3 Goals
• Demonstrate principles of child development
• Be clear and easily digestible for parents
• Be relevant to parents' daily life in a way that distinguishes
this exhibit from other exhibits
 What does this mean
for diversity? Museum Outreach:
• 85% Caucasian
• 6.5% Asian
• 6.5% Hispanic
• 2% African American
Museum Overall:
• 97% Caucasian • 60% Caucasian
• 1% African American • 2% other
• 17% Hispanic
• 1% American Indian • 6% Asian
• 96% non-Hispanic • 2.5% African American
• 11% multi-racial
 Considerations
• SES
• Affording to come in during business hours
• Child care for siblings
• Minority groups
• Cultural considerations (e.g., language barriers, cultural norms)
• Avoiding stigmas
• Distrust
• Participant’s access
Limitations as a Researcher
• Travel to universities
• Navigating campuses • Funding
• Parent Diversity • Time
• Fathers • Access to these populations
• Single parents
• LGBTQ+ parents
 Some Ideas
Recruitment Methods
• Farmers Markets
• Football games & school events
• Open house events
• Advertisements
• Social Media
Data Collection Sites
• Schools
• Museums &science centers
Other
• Sibling sitting
• Parent compensation
Group Brainstorming

What are some concrete steps you can

take to increase the diversity of the
samples in your research designs?