Welcome to the Stigma & Identity Lab!
We are a team of researchers conducting survey and experimental studies aimed at understanding, documenting, and ameliorating the experiences of members of stigmatized groups. We study stigma by examining the perceptions of groups who possess group-based identities that are negatively stereotyped and historically marginalized as well as by examining perceptions of and attitudes toward these groups.
We are currently investigating:
Do Latine Americans anticipate better treatment in health centers that provide Spanish-speaking services?
Does signaling a college affiliation mitigate the perceived risk that a Black man will be seen as a criminal and racially profiled by police?
The effect of skin tone on the prototypicality and stereotyping of Latine individuals
Are Latine faces with medium skin tones more likely to be stereotyped as foreign than those with lighter or darker skin tones?
Do second-generation immigrant students experience guilt in attending college far from their families?