Dr. Cheyeon Ha is a developmental and educational psychologist who joined the USC CANDLE team as an Assistant Research Professor in Fall 2025. Prior to joining the team, she completed her postdoctoral training at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, and earned her Ph.D. in Learning and Cognition from Florida State University. Her broad research interests include positive child and youth development, emotional well-being, and equity in education. Specifically, her work focuses on how educational systems and school-based programs foster the social, emotional, and academic growth of children and youth. She is particularly motivated to explore the developmental mechanisms that inform student-centered approaches, with a focus on individual developmental differences and dynamic sociocultural contexts to support all children and adolescents in reaching their full potential.