Dr. Farin Bakhtiari

Farin Bakhtiari is an assistant professor of developmental psychology at California State University Fresno. She received her Ph.D. in the department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), and she was involved in managing project PISCES during her time at UT. Farin has her MA in General Experimental Psychology and her BA in psychology from California State University Northridge. Farin’s research interests focus on neighborhood, family, peers, and school climate in relation to academics and well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults, particularly those from immigrant and under-represented families.