Dr. Duvall's research broadly focuses on adolescents and young adults across multiple domains of their lives, including relationships, technology and social media use, risky behaviors, and mental health. Grounded in an ecological perspective, her work examines how factors within these domains shape development, well-being, and longer-term outcomes.
In her current role in the Action Lab @ EdPlus, her research focuses on student success in higher education. She examines patterns in student performance and persistence, evaluates the impact of educational tools and technologies, and investigates how demographic and contextual factors shape outcomes. Her work also emphasizes identifying points where students are at risk of disengagement or attrition and generating actionable insights to inform interventions at scale.
Across these areas, she integrates rigorous quantitative methods with innovative measurement approaches to better capture real-world behavior and complex human experiences. A unifying thread across her research is a focus on reducing barriers and risks in young people’s lives. Her work aims to inform strategies that improve well-being, persistence, and success across a variety of contexts.