LeeAnn Roberts

Dr. LeeAnn Roberts is pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology. She conducts her research within the Black Girl Visions Collaborative Lab under the leadership of Dr. Misha Ailsworth, Assistant Professor in Cornell University’s Department of Psychology. Her research examines how Black adolescent girls and Black emerging adult women experience and cultivate psychological and emotional safety across educational, professional, relational, and digital environments. She is particularly interested in how relationships, digital resources (such as social media, online communities, and generative AI), institutional settings, and geographic contexts support their identity development, sense of belonging, and ability to thrive. In addition to her role as a doctoral student, she also serves as the Director for Belonging at Bowers within the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.