Mi’Kayla Newell is a driven and passionate scholar currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Psychology and Philosophy from Oklahoma State University (2018) and master’s in educational psychology from Georgia State University (2020). Her experiences as an undergraduate student navigating a predominantly white institution were pivotal years that shaped her academic path and served as a catalyst for her research pursuits. Mi’Kayla’s research focuses on understanding the nuanced ways interactions and practices that occur in students’ learning environments within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines impact the multifaceted processes involved in the science identity development of African American STEM majors.