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)
THERESA LUHRS, PH.D.
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
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
JEN ZIMMERMAN, PH.D.
Instructor
Research Interests:
Ideological beliefs
Legitimacy
System justification & resistance
Justice issues
KARA HARRIS, PH.D.
Ph.D. Student--Psychological Science MA/Ph.D.
SAFA ASAD, M.A.
Ph.D. Student--Community MA/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
KIANNA KING, M.A.
DePaul Psychology Subject Pool (SONA) Coordinator
Ph.D. Student--Industrial/Organization MA/Ph.D.
Research Interests:
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
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Racial trauma in the workplace
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Intragroup marginalization
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Human personality
MIGUEL VAZQUEZ
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
CHRISTINA CARR
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
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Meet the awesome SIP Lab RAs who help make our research possible!
Conor Cronin, Neuroscience Major, Psychology Research Methods Minor, Biological Sciences Minor--Class of 2024
Levi Rosing--Psychology, Class of 2025
Alice Müller Pereira, Psychology Major, Criminology Minor--Class of 2026
Ellen Cunningham, Psychology Major, LGBTQ Studies Minor--Class of 2025
ALUMNI & AFFILIATES
Meet who else helps to make SIP lab flourish!
AMY ANDERSON, PH.D
Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas
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
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
