Race

Intersectionality in Psychology

Understanding the interconnected nature of social identities in experiences and perception

The Role of Stereotypes in Hierarchy Maintenance

Understanding the role of stereotypes in hierarchy maintenance

Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination at the intersection of race and gender: an intersectional theory primer

This review serves as a primer for conducting intersectionally-informed research within social psychology, using the intersection of race and gender within the United States as a case study.

Investigating hair cues as a mechanism underlying Black women’s intersectional invisibility

Across two studies, the present work tests hair texture as one possible perceptual mechanism by which the exclusion of Black women from the category of women might occur in children.

Applying Intersectionality to Organizational Experiences

DEI Presentation at the 2024 Berkeley Culture Connect Conference

Changing Diversity and Shifting Demographics

The impact of increasing diversity and shifting demographics in America

Sexual orientation and race mute the prescriptive nature of gender stereotypes

Examining gender normative stereotypes at the intersection of sexual orientation (Study 1) and race (Study 2), we find evidence of prototypicality biases and muted gender differences between men and women of non-prototypical groups.

The Influence of Perceiver and Target Race in Hostile and Benevolent Sexist Attitudes

The present research investigates whether benevolent and hostile sexism are applied differently by Black and White U.S. Americans to Black and White women.

Hierarchy Enhancing Myths

Hierarchy-enhancing myths support inequality between social groups

Implicit attitudes toward ‘nigger’ and ‘nigga’: Three studies in samples of those who avoid or reappropriate usage

Using semi-auditory implicit association tests (IATs), we find that implicit representations of nigger and nigga in White and Black Project Implicit participants were decidedly negative. However, Black and Latinx youth who use these words in socially sanctioned environments showed less implicit negativity.