Patricia completed her BSc Degree from the University of Waterloo where she conducted research in Dr. Hilary Bergsieker's lab. In 2025, Patricia received her MA from York University working with Dr. Jennifer Steele. The title of her MA thesis was: Rich or Black? Examining Attitudes Toward Children Who Differ by Wealth and Race Other publications include: Cyr, E. N.*, Spencer, S. J., Wright, S. C., Steele, J. R., Kathryn M. Kroeper, Patricia Colaco*,..., Schmader, T., Bergsieker, H. B.(2025). Seeing women who ft: Girls’ forecasted ft in STEM fosters career interest Social Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10056-2