A5025922876- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Color perception and design
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Research in Social Sciences
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Media Influence and Politics
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
University of Oregon
2022-2025
York University
2020-2024
Eugene Research Institute
2023
Whitman College
2020-2022
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2016-2019
Despite multidisciplinary theorizing on the consequences of changing racial demographics in United States, few studies have systematically examined how exposure to diversity may impact White individuals’ lay beliefs about race. In a longitudinal study, we explored whether living racially diverse environment with high multiracial population was related endorsement race essentialism and its downstream consequences. Endorsement decreased over time, greater acquaintances time associated this...
Essentialism—the belief that differences between groups of people are biologically based and unchangeable—is strongly associated with prejudice toward a variety social groups. The present work examines how gender essentialism shapes support for the rights two marginalized groups: women transgender people. Study 1 provides correlational evidence endorsement is robust predictor people’s opposition to both women’s rights, over above other individual difference measures. Studies 2 3 provide...
This study sought to extend past research on suicide risk factors in White students and explore whether such were comparably relevant an underrepresented group of multiethnoracial students. Specifically, interpersonal (viz., burdensomeness thwarted belongingness) psychological pain (or "psychache") examined predicting suicidal behaviors. Results from conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that for both groups, independent demographic (age sex) history a attempt,...
In five experiments, we investigated how Black participants perceive Duchenne and non-Duchenne smiles on White targets. Results consistently demonstrated that when assessing happiness, faces with compared to were rated as happier both However, a more socially evaluative dimension, trustworthiness, perceptions of targets diverged. Whereas trustworthy, ratings did not differ, appraised highly trustworthy. Although the degree which identified their race moderate these effects, perceived...
Objectives: The interaction between one’s context and identity may be essential in understanding people’s racial experiences. In this study, we examined 2 contexts (racially diverse vs. homogenously White) measured the experiences of discrimination microaggressions for monoracial people color (POC), multiracial individuals, White individuals. Additionally, experience with a new scale that instances multiracial-specific microaggressions, offensiveness these microaggressions. Method Results:...
With more people using social media on a daily basis and the prevalence of racial discrimination online, it becomes imperative to understand what factors impact minority individuals’ perceptions these transgressions in an online context. Confrontation form comments may meaningfully shape racism online. Across three studies, we examine how confrontation type (aggressive vs. passive) confronter group membership (ingroup outgroup) influence Asian Americans’ prejudice attitudes towards...
Past work on Black and Latinx individuals demonstrates that observers can accurately predict an individual's racial identity strength based the observers' perceptions of phenotypic prototypicality (how much someone looks like a prototypical member their group). However, growing Biracial demographic varies considerably in identification, suggesting monoracial approach to infer may not translate individuals. In three studies, Black/White participants were photographed completed scale....
To date, research has primarily focused on the colorblind norms and behaviors of majority-White participants in contexts. Extending this work to more diverse samples contexts, across four studies, we examine whether link behavior racially living a (i.e., heterogeneous) context. Findings suggest that context did not endorse beliefs (Study 1) 2), instead behaved race-conscious ways overwhelmingly used race photo identification task. Furthermore, Study 3, find are largely activated by belief...
Abstract One reason for the persistence of racial inequality may be anticipated dissimilarity with outgroups. In present research, we explored impact perceived similarity White and Black targets on facial identity recognition accuracy. two studies, participants first completed an ostensible personality survey. Next, in a Learning Phase, faces were presented one three background colours. Participants led to believe that these colours indicated similarities between them target person image....
We examined how the number of groups in a categorization task influences White Americans categorize ambiguous faces. investigated strength identity-driven ingroup overexclusion–wherein highly identified perceivers overexclude members from ingroup–proposing that, compared with dichotomous tasks (with only and one outgroup), more outgroups attenuate overexclusion (a dilution effect). Fourteen studies ( n = 4,001) measured Americans’ racial identification their categorizations faces manipulated...
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,...
Though people usually imagine the typical person as a man rather than woman, effect is mixed for racial groups and understudied among traditionally male social (e.g., police criminals) non-U.S. populations. Results from survey (N > 5000) collected via globally distributed laboratory network in over 40 regions demonstrated that attitudes toward Black politicians had stronger relationship with men women of group. However, White men, whereas East Asian people, officers, criminals did not...
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,...
The interaction between one’s context and identity may be essential in understanding people’s racial experiences. Objectives: In this study we examined two contexts (racially diverse vs. homogenously White) measured the experiences of discrimination microaggressions for monoracial People Color (POC), multiracial, White individuals. Additionally, experience with a new scale that addressed multiracial specific microaggressions, offensiveness these microaggressions. Methods Results: Through...
With more people using social media on a daily basis and the prevalence of racial discrimination online, it becomes imperative to understand what factors impact minority individuals’ perceptions these transgressions in an online context. Confrontation form comments may meaningfully shape racism online. Across three studies, we examine how confrontation type (aggressive vs. passive) confronter group membership (ingroup outgroup) influence Asian Americans’ prejudice attitudes towards...
As the United States grows more racially diverse, it is imperative to understand whether being in a diverse environment impacts conversations about race. This study examines exposure to, and interactions with others relate people talk race, frequency which their comfort doing so within context of Hawaii. We employed experience sampling measure had how frequently race occurred those conversations, predicted these behaviors. Exposure were not significant predictors race-related (and said...