Jaylen Santos
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Pronouns: he, him, his
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Doctoral Student
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Institute of Child Development
Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
51 East River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55455 - santo409@umn.edu
Areas of interest
Adolescents and youth; Executive function; Resilience; Social and emotional development; Stress and maltreatment; Vulnerable populations
BS in psychology and criminology from Southern Oregon University in 2022.
Jaylen Santos is a first year PhD student at ICD. Jaylen worked as a research assistant with the Center for Critical Public Health conducting qualitative interviews with young adults living in rural Northern California about their alcohol and substance use. Jaylen also worked with Dr. Emily Reeder at Southern Oregon University creating a decision-making matrix analyzing how jurors make decisions in a criminal trial. Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Jaylen worked as a Juvenile Justice Specialist at the Jackson County Juvenile Detention Center in Jackson County, Oregon.
At ICD, Jaylen is interested in exploring the relationship between youth resilience, decision-making, and substance use. Jaylen is currently working with Dr. Sylia Wilson on the Social Inequality Project.