Marketa Burnett

Assistant Professor

Human Development and Family Sciences

Africana Studies

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Dr. Burnett is not accepting graduate students for Fall 2026. 

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Educational Background

• Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., Developmental Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.A., Psychology; African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Professional Interests

• Black Girls
• Black Family Processes
• Identity Development
• Parental Socialization
• STEM Persistence

 

Selected Publications

• Burnett, M., McCoy, W.N., Mims, L.C., Nyahuma, K., McBride, M., & Cooper, S.M. (2025). “Why wouldn’t I be able to do it?”: The role of STEM socialization in nurturing Black girls’ STEM interest and engagement. Journal of Adolescent Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584251383968

 

• Mims, L., Burnett, M., Martin., R., Leath, S., & Harris-Thomas, B. (2024). “Black Girl Magic is everything”: Recommendations for cultivating supportive spaces for Black girls. Theory Into Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2023.2287721

 

• Burnett, M., Cooper, S.M., Butler-Barnes, S.T., & McCoy, W.N. (2023). Gendered racial stereotype endorsement: A theoretical review and implications for Black girls’ STEM identity. Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education. 2(3), 50-72.  https://doi.org/10.21423/jaawge-v2i3a137

 

• Burnett, M., McBride, M., Green, M.N. & Cooper, S.M. (2022). “When I think of Black girls, I think of opportunities”: Black girls’ identity development and the protective role of parental socialization in educational settings. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.933476

 

• Burnett, M., Kurtz-Costes, B., Vuletich, H. A., & Rowley, S. J. (2020). The development of academic and non-academic race stereotypes in African American adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 56(9), 1750-1759. doi: 10.1037/dev0001071