Anthony C. Betancourt, Ph.D.

Education

B.S., The University of Scranton
M.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ph.D., City University of New York

Research Interests

Dr. Betancourt teaches Psychology of Racism, Psychological Testing, Career Development in Psychology, and Fundamentals of Psychology. His research interests include understanding the impact of microaggressions on people of color, bullying in schools, and addressing disparities in educational outcomes. This work draws heavily from Black Studies, applying critical frameworks to understand race, power, identity, systemic inequalities.

Representative research:

Betancourt, A. (2025, April). Using a multiple-item assessment to understand the social and academic impacts of bullying [Roundtable Paper Presentation; Chair]. Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Betancourt, A., Carrera, C., Rahynes, B., Nagle, C., & Karpiak, C. (2025, March). Sports, classrooms, peers and authorities: How context influences perceptions of microaggressions [Poster presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New York, NY.

Betancourt, A. C. (2020). Understanding gender differences in traditional and cyberbullying.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Retrieved from www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/understanding-gender-differences-traditional/docview/2456432364/se-2?accountid=7287.

Betancourt. A. C. (2016). Do cyber victimization and traditional victimization form separate factors? Evidence from a preliminary study. International Journal of Information and Educational Technology, 6, 296–300.

Burrus, J., Elliott, D., Brenneman, M., Markle, R., Carney, L., Moore, G., Betancourt, A., Jackson, T., Robbins, S., Kyllonen, P., & Roberts, R. D. (2013). Putting and keeping students on track: Toward a comprehensive model of college persistence and goal attainment. ETS Research Report Series, 2013(1), 1-61.