A5051796020- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
Tufts University
2021-2024
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2019
Previous research has argued that a growing multiracial population will blur boundaries between racial groups, reducing racism and improving interracial relations. However, this is unlikely to happen if groups are judged according their proximity Whiteness. We examined how having White ancestry shapes status perceptions of groups. Studies 1 2 showed with (e.g., Black/White) considered higher than dual minority Black/Latinx) monoracial Black) Study 3 revealed perceived as more competent...
Research shows that multiracial individuals' racial identities are often questioned because their appearances not prototypical of groups. We examined whether social activism performed by a person may bolster perceptions as legitimate representative the minority group. In Studies 1 and 2, participants in voting paradigm voted for over monoracial candidate if displayed activism. addition, Study 3 found candidates who activism, rather than generic racially behavior, were seen more electable...
Within psychology, face perception processes have been widely studied, examining traits and social categories that a can communicate. However, much of this research has predominately focused on White faces. We review existing databases include racially diverse stimuli note the lack representation Asian subgroups (e.g. East, South, Southeast Asian), Pacific Islanders, as well both Multiracial multiethnic faces (especially with multiple minoritized backgrounds). provide new set free,...