{"id":636,"date":"2023-03-02T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/?page_id=636"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:18:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;text-transform:none\">The RACE Lab at UT Austin is an interdisciplinary team studying how ecological systems\u2014including family resources, early learning settings, community conditions, and broader social and institutional factors\u2014shape the early development of Black children. We examine the interplay of <strong>Resilience and Adversity in Children\u2019s Ecology (RACE) <\/strong>to understand how everyday practices and policy-relevant contexts influence children\u2019s academic, social, and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;text-transform:none\">Our work identifies promotive processes that foster optimal development and informs early childhood policy and practice. Current projects include studies of early learning environments, sociocultural classroom interactions, and innovative AI- and VR-based tools for assessing young children\u2019s social and emotional skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#bf5700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/lab-members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"97\">Who We Are<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/63-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Picture of toddler girl smiling \" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/63-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/63-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/63-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/63.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#bf5700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"105\">Our Projects<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/57-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Picture of two children playing with block legos \" class=\"wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/57-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/57-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/57-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/57.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#bf5700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/participate\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"94\">Join Our Research<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/7-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Picture of toddler playing with wooden blocks\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/files\/2023\/10\/7.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RACE Lab at UT Austin is an interdisciplinary team studying how ecological systems\u2014including family resources, early learning settings, community conditions, and broader social and institutional factors\u2014shape the early development of Black children. 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