Research Interests

Sense of Belonging
Evaluation
Social and Emotional Development
Educational Technology
Artificial Intelligence
International Development

Dr. Ananya Tiwari is an ACES faculty fellow and assistant professor in Educational Psychology. Her research interests lie at the nexus of educational psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and evaluation.

1) Dr. Tiwari broadly investigates how sense of belonging is shaped and influenced by identities, social structures, and experiences among marginalized communities. She further looks at issues related to measurement of social and emotional attributes cross-culturally.

2) The second strand of her research seeks to understand how programs and policies can enhance belonging for marginalized communities where she engages in policy-level analysis and program development. Additionally, she conducts process and impact assessments as part of evaluation using frameworks of culturally responsive evaluation and assessment (CREA).

Feel free to email her on ananyat@tamu.edu or drop by her office to chat about research, collaboration, or any potential ideas.
Dr. Tiwari is also interested in recruiting students for her lab.