Zehua (Zoey) Xu
/by amelia boehZoey is a fourth-year transfer student from Beijing, China. She thinks it is a privilege to freely access countless journal articles and databases as a college student, and she wants to share her resources with the general public. Eager to make a change in her community, she wants to start with herself by asking: “Why do I get to be in college, in Westwood, and free from hunger and crime? What gives some people better health and higher life satisfaction than others? And what would help buffer these inequalities?” All are big questions that scholars are still currently studying.
Nevertheless, she was fortunate to stumble into an early adversity and trauma class at UCLA. She learned about the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) study, which measures abuse, household challenges, neglect, and life outcomes. The results are astonishing: ACEs are directly linked to problems with physical health, behavioral health, and poor life potentials, such as low graduation rates and unemployment. ACEs are even a commonality shared among mass shooters. With these findings, she embarked on a journey to then find out more about the important impact of nurturing relationships to buffer these difficulties. Through research by Shelley Taylor, Felitti, Harlow, Ainsworth, and more, Zoey hopes to bring critical information on nurturance to the public to increase their awareness. Previous research suggested that cognitive constraints have significantly affected attitude, belief formation, and change. With the guidance of leading cognitive scientist Patricia Cheng, Zoey hopes that intervention with a surprise-learning element can help people to form a cohesive narrative on the importance of nurturance. Correspondingly, increased awareness can benefit individuals and society as a whole with reduced violence, better health, and harmony.
Zoey is a fourth-year transfer student from Beijing, China. She thinks it is a privilege to freely access countless journal articles and databases as a college student, and she wants to share her resources with the general public. Eager to make a change in her community, she wants to start with herself by asking: “Why do I get to be in college, in Westwood, and free from hunger and crime? What gives some people better health and higher life satisfaction than others? And what would help buffer these inequalities?” All are big questions that scholars are still currently studying.
Nevertheless, she was fortunate to stumble into an early adversity and trauma class at UCLA. She learned about the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) study, which measures abuse, household challenges, neglect, and life outcomes. The results are astonishing: ACEs are directly linked to problems with physical health, behavioral health, and poor life potentials, such as low graduation rates and unemployment. ACEs are even a commonality shared among mass shooters. With these findings, she embarked on a journey to then find out more about the important impact of nurturing relationships to buffer these difficulties. Through research by Shelley Taylor, Felitti, Harlow, Ainsworth, and more, Zoey hopes to bring critical information on nurturance to the public to increase their awareness. Previous research suggested that cognitive constraints have significantly affected attitude, belief formation, and change. With the guidance of leading cognitive scientist Patricia Cheng, Zoey hopes that intervention with a surprise-learning element can help people to form a cohesive narrative on the importance of nurturance. Correspondingly, increased awareness can benefit individuals and society as a whole with reduced violence, better health, and harmony.