Allison Master (IMAGE) University of Houston Caption Allison Master, the study's lead author, is assistant professor at the UH College of Education and director UH’s Identity and Academic Motivation (I AM) Lab. Credit Ben Corda/University of Houston Usage Restrictions NA License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.