Biography

Dr. Lundy is the associate director of undergraduate psychology. A leading authority on the lasting effects of chattel slavery on poverty and the contemporary structure of the Black family, bringing deep historical insight and interdisciplinary expertise to her work with the Public Defender’s Office of the New Jersey Family Court. As a scholar and practitioner, she examines how centuries-long systemic inequities continue to shape family outcomes, economic mobility, and access to justice for marginalized communities.

A dedicated researcher on racism and inequity in education, Dr. Lundy’s work focuses on the ways that structural barriers—including the lack of social capital, institutional bias, and uneven resource distribution—impact both students of color and faculty of color. Her scholarship illuminates how these inequities limit opportunity, influence academic pathways, and contribute to long-term disparities across the educational spectrum.

Through her research, workshops (with institutions such as Duke Medical school and the New Jersey Judiciary) testimony, and advocacy, Dr. Lundy provides critical expertise at the intersection of history, policy, and lived experience, advancing efforts to create equitable systems and strengthen outcomes for children, families, and faculty of color.

Ted Talks

Research indicates that the average American has very little knowledge of the plight of the foster child. Dr. Lundy’s research intersects at college degree completion for demographics underrepresented in higher education, inequity in the foster care care removal process, and educational trajectories vis a vis social capital.