Teaches: Developmental Psychology (Psych 241), Research Methods in Psychology (Psych 230), Socioemotional Development in Cultural Context (Psych 220), Parenting and Child Development in Diverse Families (Psych 350), Advanced Research Collaborations in Developmental Science (Psych 393)

Grace E. Cho is a developmental psychologist and a faculty of the Psychology Department at St. Olaf College. She is also affiliate faculty of the Family Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies programs. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Professor Cho teaches courses in child and human development, diverse families, and research methods. Dr. Cho's research focuses on the variety of sociocultural factors and parenting processes that shape children’s emotional and self development. Her research team (the Development of Self and Emotions Lab) is also currently working on a project examining personal narratives of meaningful past experiences and how they impact emerging adults' identity development and psycho-emotional well-being. Dr. Cho is coauthor of Self-Esteem in Time and Place: How American Families Imagine, Enact, and Personalize a Cultural Ideal (2018). New York, NY: Oxford University Press, available at OUP and on Amazon.

For more information about Professor Cho's research, see: https://pages.stolaf.edu/cho/