[5] In 2019, Serpell received the Dalmas A. Taylor Distinguished Contributions Award, as part of the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program.
[5][8] Her dissertation, titled Ethnicity and tool type as they relate to problem-solving, transfer and proxemic behavior in a communal learning context, was conducted under the supervision of A.
[10] Before Virginia State, Serpell served on the faculty and as the associate director of the Alvin V Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center at James Madison University.
Serpell’s research focuses on understanding the sociocultural processes that influence the cognitive development and learning experiences of African American students in the school environment.
Her work centers on the development of school-based interventions to improve executive functioning and academic achievement.