{"id":221,"date":"2026-01-12T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:43:17","slug":"dr-medinas-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/homepage\/dr-medinas-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Medina&#8217;s Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/future-readiness\/files\/2026\/01\/Michael-Medina_04_-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Medina headshot\" width=\"181\" height=\"181\" class=\" wp-image-326 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/files\/2026\/01\/Michael-Medina_04_-600x600-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/files\/2026\/01\/Michael-Medina_04_-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/files\/2026\/01\/Michael-Medina_04_-600x600-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/files\/2026\/01\/Michael-Medina_04_-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/>Dr. Michael A. Medina is an assistant professor and director of the Applied Human Development program at BU Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development and a faculty affiliate researcher of the Wheelock Center for Future Readiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a Latino first-generation college graduate, Dr. Medina is interested in the systems and contexts that support student success. His research examines the benefits of ethnic-racial identity development and diversity across social contexts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His work concerns what young people believe about their ethnic-racial heritage, what interpersonal and societal factors shape these beliefs, and what challenges youth may face in navigating a racialized society and educational system. He draws from growth mindset and positive psychology frameworks to highlight the unique strength and potential of diverse youth populations.<\/p>\n<p>View his Curriculum Vitae here: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1m6Tx3lzViqlMXz_aJVx1H6kihfTxXjGm\/view?usp=share_link\">Dr. Michael A. Medina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1eU8EHpqgU8aMLZRyG0rek_a74MT5l-00\/view?usp=share_link\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael A. Medina is an assistant professor and director of the Applied Human Development [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25652,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/221\/revisions\/324"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/future-readiness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}