Mary Frances Early
College of Education

Early Career Researcher Award

Cristalís Capielo Rosario (Ph.D. ’16) is an assistant professor at Arizona State University College of Integrative Sciences and Arts who investigates how individual, interpersonal, cultural, and sociopolitical determinants affect the health of Latinx individuals, particularly Puerto Ricans. At Arizona State University, she leads the Psicología Latinx en Acción or PLENA Lab, where she and a group of graduate and undergraduate students research how sociocultural factors and intersecting identities influence the psychological wellbeing of Latinxs and African Americans. Capielo Rosario works with several organizations, including Puente Arizona and Boricuas at Arizona, to coordinate efforts to assist Latinx immigrants.

Early Career Practitioner Award

Chelsea Sexton (B.S.Ed. ’14) is a science teacher at Kennesaw Mountain High School who is passionate about teaching and supporting students and teachers across the country. As a science teacher, she worked with students across a spectrum of abilities and taught a variety of subjects, including biology, AP environmental science, advanced research methods, and more. In this role, she helped mentor and guide student presentations for scholarships at several independent research conferences, including the International Science and Engineering Fair and the Georgia Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Sexton recently returned to the Mary Frances Early College of Education to continue her studies in science education.