CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
The SIP lab is full of passionate researchers from diverse backgrounds who all come together to collaborate on difficult research questions.
CHRISTINE REYNA, PH.D.
Principle Investigator, Professor
Research interests:
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The influence of stereotypes on attributional judgments
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Stereotypes as legitimizing ideologies
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The origins and consequences of moral judgments
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The influence of stereotypes and values on political decision making
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The impact of identity on self and group perceptions and interactions
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The psychology of extremism (e.g., polarization, White Nationalism)
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GEOFFREY (GEOFF) DURSO, PH.D
Assistant Professor of Marketing, DePaul University
Driehaus College of Business
Research Interests:
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Social judgment
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Consumer behavior
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Social movement marketing
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JEN ZIMMERMAN, PH.D.
Professional Instructor
Research Interests:
Ideological beliefs
Legitimacy
System justification & resistance
Justice issues
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KARA HARRIS, PH.D.
Adjunct Faculty--DePaul University
MIGUEL VAZQUEZ, M.A.
Lead Program Evaluator for Project Exploration
Ph.D. Student--Community MA/Ph.D.
Research Interests:
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The Psychology of Extremism
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Stereotyping & Prejudice
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Program evaluation
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STEM and education
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CHRISTINA CARR
Co-Lab Manager
Ph.D. Student--Community MA/Ph.D.
Research Interests:
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Working with underserved Black communities with an emphasis on prejudice and bias impacting the community and groups
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Exploring justice in terms of:
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Crisis management
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Interpersonal relationships
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Environmental racism
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Food injustice
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SARAH J. SOFFER, CAPT, USAF, M.S.
Ph.D. Student--Psychological Science MA/Ph.D.
Research Interests:
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The role cognitive dissonance plays in extremist beliefs and actions
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Far-right extremism in the military
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Self-identity
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Radicalism
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MEGAN STRICKER, M.A.
Ph.D. Student--Psychological Science MA/Ph.D.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Meet the awesome SIP Lab RAs who help make our research possible!
Levi Rosing--Psychology Major, Women's and Gender Studies Major, Class of 2025
Alice Müller Pereira--Psychology Major, Criminology Minor, Class of 2026
Chi-Mai Ho--Political Science Major, Psychological Research Methods Minor, Class of 2027
Holly Grossman--Non-degree Psychology
Vanessa Delgado--Psychology Major, Class of 2026
Ian Davis--Psychology Major, Class of 2027
Sky Mest--Psychology Major, Class of 2026
Omar Ocampo--Biological Sciences, Class of 2026
ALUMNI & AFFILIATES
Meet who else helps to make SIP lab flourish!
AMY ANDERSON, PH.D
Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas
SAFA ASAD, PH.D.
Research Interest:
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Disparities in access to education/educational opportunities
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Achievement gap
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Enhancing educational systems
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NANCY BARTEKIAN, M.S.
Research Associate at the University of Chicago Medical Center
Research Interests:
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Stereotyping & Prejudice
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Using stereotypes as legitimizing ideologies
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Self and group identity impact on group perceptions and interactions
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System justification
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Cross-cultural psychology
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Intergroup entitlement, anger, violence, and resilience
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Radicalization
THERESA LUHRS, PH.D.
Former Director of Undergraduate Studies
Research Interests:
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Stereotypes and Prejudice
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Heterosexism
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Intimate violence
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Perpetrators of intimate violence
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Perceptions of men as victims
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Intuition and the experience of intimate partner violence
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ALI OMAIR, PH.D
Professor at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia
Research Interests
Attributions and gender discrimination
The impact of stereotypes on self and social identity
Empowerment in the Middle East
Applications of social, developmental, and cognitive psychology in education
