About Me
Background
I am a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, working with Dr. John F. Dovidio in the Yale Intergroup Relations Lab, and Dr. Jo Handelsman in the Center for Scientific Teaching at Yale. I completed my Ph.D. in March of 2011 at Rutgers University, working primarily with Dr. Laurie Rudman, and also with Dr. Diana Sanchez. I studied Psychology, Creative Writing and French at New York University, and completed my senior honors thesis with Dr. Madeline Heilman on the topic of negative reactions to women who fail to behave in a female sex-typed way. I then worked as the research assistant at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity with Dr. Kelly Brownell, completing projects on bias and stereotyping directed towards overweight individuals.
Research Interests
My work focuses on understanding and ameliorating inequality within institutions. Generally, I am interested in stereotyping processes and discrimination, gender roles, and implicit social cognition. More specifically, I have focused on the ways in which stereotypes shape behavior and self-regulation, and how these in turn impact intergroup relations and gender equity. To this end, I maintain three primary lines of research: 1) the professional consequences of perceived gender stereotype violations for both women and men; 2) the factors responsible for undermining women's self-promotion success; and 3) the relationship between automatic attitudes about prejudice and hiring decisions involving diverse applicants. Additionally, newer research projects investigate persistent gender discrimination against women in science, and also focus on methods for promoting organizational diversity (such as the decision to confront workplace prejudice, and the impact of formal diversity statements on both stigmatized and non-stigmatized group members). In addition to experimental laboratory studies, my work utilizes computerized reaction time data collection and internet-based sampling methods. I also employ advanced statistical techniques such as path analysis and structural equation modeling.
Other
In addition to my primary research projects, I am interested in social justice issues, weight bias and body image, and sexuality and romantic relationships. My coursework has covered topics such as implicit assessment and methodology, attitudes and social cognition, advanced statistics (including a course on Structural Equation Modeling), hatred and mass killing, Personality Psychology, the self and intergroup relations, gender and sexuality, the history of Psychology, and a seminar on teaching techniques. Outside of academic pursuits, I enjoy music, Pilates, going running, competitive gaming, and the food network.