Race, Gender, & Social Justice

Dr. Flora Farago is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Human Sciences at Stephen F. Austin State University with a background in developmental psychology and early childhood education. Her teaching and research interests center around gender and ethnic-racial socialization of children in schools and at home; gender and racial prejudice, stereotype, and identity development; and, anti-bias & anti-racist education and interventions at schools and at home. Dr. Farago is particularly interested in the link between research and community activism. She collaborates with colleagues and organizations nationally and internationally, including the Indigo Cultural Center, EmbraceRace, Local to Global Justice, the Jirani Project, and the Girl Child Network. Flora currently serves on the board of the Friends of the Girl Child Network. 

Flora has published and presented her work at national and international outlets, and recently co-edited a Special Issue entitled Confronting and Countering Bias and Oppression through Early Childhood Policy and Practice. On a personal note, Flora has five rambunctious cats, a loving Hungarian Jewish family, a wonderful husband named Jim, an adorable baby named Georgie, brilliant friends, and she enjoys dancing, running, yoga, hiking, gardening, reading, beading, and much more. 

You can find Flora on Academia, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, and ORCID.

Area of Specialization in Child Development

· Gender and racial socialization

· Prejudice development and interventions

· Anti-bias curricula

· Mixed-methods research

· Community-based participatory research