Yinru Long is currently pursuing an Ed.M. degree in Prevention Science and Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Yinru graduated from Boston College in 2019 with a B.A. in Applied Psychology and Human Development and a B.A. in Philosophy. During her undergraduate studies, Yinru served as a teacher in afterschool and summer programs and as a research assistant investigating how digital storytelling promotes students' identity development. Her research interests include the influence of Out-of-School Time on positive youth development and bicultural identity development. She is currently exploring how ethnic-racial discrimination influences Asian American students’ mental health. Yinru works as a graduate research assistant for the Bicultural Identity and Competence Development Project.
