Luis Armando Parra, PhD

¡Hola! I am Luis Armando Parra and the director of the Arcoíris Research Collective (ARC) in the Department of Psychology at UC Davis. Please visit my current research tabs to learn more of the work conducted at ARC.

I am currently recruiting undergraduate students to join ARC for Winter and Spring 2026 quarters. I am accepting graduate applicants for Fall 2026 in Developmental Psychology and through the Human Development Graduate Group.

I am intentional at maintaining a healthy work-life balance and I do so by spending lots of time with my dog, Paulina, weight lifting and running, drawing portraits, and cooking Mexican food from scratch. I also travel a lot for research and leisure.