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Jonathan Doriscar Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

APR 28, 2024 — Second-year graduate student, Jonathan Doriscar was awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to support his work with Dr. Sylvia Perry and Dr. Wendi Gardner on “Understanding the Dynamics of Racial Prejudice Reduction”. We are so proud!

Paper Featured on Northwestern Now

FEB 22, 2024 — Dr. Sylvia Perry’s interview with Stephanie Kulke was published in Northwestern Now. In the interview, she discusses how guided parent-child discussion can help address subtle racism. To view the interview, please see this link.

White  parents’ Racial Socialization During a Guided Discussion Predicts Declines in White Children’s Pro-White Biases

DEC 19, 2023 — Work by Dr. Sylvia Perry, Dr. Deborah Wu, Dr. Jamie Abaied, Dr. Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, Dr. Sirenia Sanchez, and colleagues was recently accepted for publication in Developmental Psychology.

Perry, S. P., Wu, D. J., Abaied, J., Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., Sanchez, S., Waters, S. F., &  Osnaya, A. (in press). White  parents’ racial socialization during a guided discussion predicts declines in  White children’s pro-White biases. Developmental Psychology.

Dr. Sylvia Perry is Awarded the Ann L. Brown Award

DEC 19, 2023 — Dr. Sylvia Perry was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Ann L. Brown Award for Excellence in Developmental Research.

This award is given each year by the Developmental Area of the Psychology Department at the University of Illinois to a researcher whose work has contributed ground-breaking insights to the study of child development. Congratulations Sylvia on this outstanding accomplishment!

Graduate Student Jonathan Doriscar to Present at Two Conferences this Year

DEC 18, 2023 — Second-year graduate student, Jonathan Doriscar’s research “The Psychology of White Fragility Experiences”, was accepted as a poster to the 2024 Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference and a paper talk to the 2024 Midwestern Psychological Association conference. Dr. Sylvia Perry and Dr. Wendi Gardner are also authors. Congrats Jonathan!

Dr. Sylvia Perry is Awarded the Northwestern Institute for Policy Research Seed Grant

DEC 18, 2023 — Dr. Sylvia Perry and Jonathan Doriscar were awarded the Seed Grant from the Institute of Policy Research to support their work on “Antecedents and Outcomes of White Fragility in Conversations About Personal and Systemic Racism”.

Jonathan Doriscar is Awarded the Clara Mayo Grant

DEC 11, 2023 — Second-year graduate student, Jonathan Doriscar was awarded the Clara Mayo Grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues to support his work on “Understanding the Dynamics of Racial Prejudice Reduction”.

Paper Published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

DEC 01, 2023 — Second-year graduate student, Jonathan Doriscar’s work was accepted for publication.

Vallabha, S., Doriscar, J., Brandt, M. “When the Specter of the Past Haunts Current Groups: Psychological Antecedents of Historical Blame” (In press; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes)

Paper Published in Social Issues and Policy Review

NOV 1, 2023 — Dr. Sylvia Perry’s work was accepted for publication in Social Issues and Policy Review.

Wilton, L., Sullivan, J., Albuja, A.F., & Perry, S. P. (in press). Understanding the challenges and opportunities of talking to children about race and racism. Social Issues and Policy Review.

Jonathan Doriscar is Awarded the American Psychological Association Graduate Student Fellowship

SEPT 19, 2023 — Second-year graduate student, Jonathan Doriscar was awarded the APA Graduate Student Fellowship. Congrats Jonathan!

Lab Manager Lauryn Hoard Presenting at APA Under Division 45

JUL 17, 2023 — Lab manager Lauryn Hoard will be presenting in a symposium under Division 45 at the APA conference in Washington, D.C. in August.

Jones, A., Hoard, L., & Hyunsung, J. (August 2023). Coping with Vicarious Racism: Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Responses. APA Symposium, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Perry Invited to Speak at APA Conference

JUL 01, 2023 — Dr. Sylvia Perry was invited to give the opening Plenary for APA division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race) Conference. Congratulations Sylvia!

Dr. Perry Invited to Speak at Northwestern

JUN 01, 2023 — Congratulations to Dr. Sylvia Perry for presenting her research at Northwestern University as part of the One Book One Northwestern Lecture series.

A Systemic Approach to the Psychology of Racial Bias within Individuals and Society

JUL 01, 2023 — Dr. Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, Dr. Meghan George, Dr. James Wages, Dr. Sirenia Sanchez, and Dr. Sylvia Perry, published work in Nature Reviews Psychology.

Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., George, M. G., Wages, J. E., Sanchez, S. & Perry, S.P. (2023). A systemic approach to the psychology of racial bias within individuals and society. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2, 392-406. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00190-z

Jonathan Awarded an Assistantship

JUN 01, 2023 — Jonathan received the Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research Graduate Research Assistantship. Congrats Jonathan!

Dr. Perry Invited to Give Talks at Association for Psychological Science Conference

MAY 01, 2023 — Dr. Sylvia Perry was invited to give a talks on Interracial Interactions and on Racial Socialization at the 2023 Association for Psychological Science conference. Congrats Dr. Perry!

Graduate Student Jonathan Doriscar to Present at the Midwestern Psychological Association

JAN 12, 2023 — Graduate student Jonathan Doriscar will be presenting his work at the Midwestern Psychological Association on morality.

Baird, B., Doriscar, J., & Ramirez, J. (2023, April). Enclothed morality: Clothing as an activator of generosity. Poster will be presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Postdoc Deborah Wu, to Present at Four Conferences this Year

JAN 12, 2023 — Postdoc Deborah Wu will be presenting at four different conferences this year that include:

1. A data blitz at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference in February.

2. A symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) conference in March.

3. An individual intervention presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in April.

4. A symposium at the Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference in May.

SPSP Here we Come!

OCT 27, 2022 — Graduate students Jonathan Doriscar and Sirenia Sanchez, postdoc Deborah Wu, and lab manager Lauryn Hoard will be presenting work at SPSP.

Doriscar, J., Goranson, A., Hutchins, C., Kosanovich, S., & Pham, K. (2023, February). To which occupation is morality most central? Moral identity evaluation of varying occupations. Poster will be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sanchez, S. (2023, February). Lay theories of cultural appropriation. Poster will be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Hoard, L., & Perry, S. P. (2023, February). Examining self-esteem among Black medical students attending HBCU vs PWI medical schools in the US. Poster will be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sirenia Defends her Dissertation Prospectus

OCT 25, 2022 — Graduate student Sirenia Sanchez successfully defended her dissertation prospectus on The Psychological Consequences of Cultural Appropriation. Go Sirenia! We are so proud of you.

Postdoc Meghan George Presents Work on Racial Socialization

OCT 17, 2022 — Postdoc Dr. Meghan George presents work looking at racial socialization in childhood at the University of Connecticut.

George, M. & Perry, S. P (2022, October). Implicit bias and racial socialization in childhood. Invited talk given to the Developmental Area Colloquium Series, University of Connecticut, Department of Psychological Sciences, virtual meeting.

Dr. Sylvia Perry to become Co-Director of the CASBS Summer Institute on Diversity

OCT 03, 2022 — Dr. Sylvia Perry will become the new Co-Director of the CASBS Summer Institute on Diversity, along with founder, Dr. Mary Murphy (Indiana University), and Co-Director Dr. Jennifer Richeson (Yale University). Dr. Perry will start her tenure as Co-Director in the Summer of 2023. Read more about the Institute here.

Postdoc Dr. Deborah Wu Presents Research on Intervention for First-Generation Students

JUL 01, 2022 — Dr. Deborah Wu presented research at the SPSSI-EASP meeting.

Wu, D. J., Gibson, T. M., Ziegenbein, L. M., Phillis, R. W., Zehnder, C., Connor, E. A., & Dasgupta, N. (2022, July). A communal social vaccine: An identity-based living learning community for first-generation college students in the biological sciences. Oral presentation given at the SPSSI-EASP Small Group Meeting, Society in the Classroom: Integrating Perspectives on how Socioeconomic Disparities Unfold in Educational Settings, London School of Economics.

RA Presents Research at Northwestern’s Undergraduate Symposium

MAY 7, 2022 -- Research assistant Richa Shah presented research looking at Asian American identity and empathy. Richa’s work was selected as top presentation. Congrats Richa!

Shah, R.,* Wu, D. J., & Perry, S. P. (2022, May). Asian American identity and empathy. Oral presentation given at the Northwestern Undergraduate Research and Arts Exposition.

Dr. Perry Invited to Talk at MPA

APR 01, 2022 — Dr. Perry gave an invited presidential address at the Midwestern Psychological Association.

Postdoc Dr. Meghan George Presents at SPSP Preconference

FEB 20, 2022 — Dr. Meghan George presented a datablitz at SPSP’s preconference.

George, M., & Perry, S.P. (2022, February). Using distress tolerance to improve intergroup interactions. Data Blitz presented at the Shared Reality and Authenticity preconference for the annual convention for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Dr. James Wages Presents at Conference

FEB 18, 2022 — Dr. James Wages presented his Data Blitz at the sustainability preconference. We are so proud of all the work you’re doing at the University of Central Arkansas!

Postdoc Dr. Deborah Wu Wins Award

FEB 18, 2022 — At the Self & Identity preconference, postdoc Deborah Wu won the best poster award. Congratulations Deborah!

Paper Published in Psych Inquiry Journal

OCT 08, 2021 — The paper Systemic Considerations in Child Development and the Pursuit of Racial Equality in the United States has been published in the Psychological Inquiry Journal featuring our very own, Dr. Sylvia Perry and Dr. James Wages III. The abstract of the paper states:

In this commentary on Lewis’ (2021) article in Psychological Inquiry, we expand on ways that both systemic and interpersonal contexts contribute to and uphold racial inequalities, with a particular focus on research on child development and socialization. We also discuss the potential roadblocks that may undermine the effectiveness of Lewis’ (2021) recommended strategy of relying on experts as a driving force for change. We conclude by proposing additional strategies for pursuing racial equality that may increase the impact of experts, such as starting anti-racist socialization early in development, family-level interventions, and teaching people about racial injustices and their connections to systemic racism.

Graduate Student Elisa Rapadas to Present

SEP 22, 2021 — Elisa Rapadas is also set to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2022 Conference. She will presenting in a professional development session titled “Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi Community in Solidarity for Black Liberation” in conjunction with Dr. Mona Xu (Idaho State University), Dr. Joanne Chung (University of Toronto), and Dr. Sapna Cheryan (University of Washington), and Michelle Lee (NYU).

In addition, Elisa will also be presenting another posted titled “Who Benefits from Positive “Asian” Stereotypes? Career Evaluations of Asian Americans and Filipino Americans along the Stereotype Content and Axes of Subordination Models”.

Dr. Perry Invited to Speak at SPSP

SEP 22, 2021 — Dr. Sylvia Perry has been invited to talk at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) 2022 Conference. She will present at the Emotion Pre-Conference . She also will talk on a professional development panel, titled “Navigating the Pre-Tenure Years: What we Wish we Knew”.

Dr. Sylvia Perry, IPR Fellow

SEP 01, 2021 — We are excited too announce that Dr. Sylvia Perry became an Institute for Policy Research (IPR) fellow. The IPR’s mission statement states:

The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) is an interdisciplinary public policy research institute founded in 1968 at Northwestern University. Our mission is to stimulate and support excellent social science research on significant public policy issues and to disseminate the findings widely—to students, scholars, policymakers, and the public.

Dr. Perry's IPR Profile

Adilene Osnaya, Former Lab Manager, Receives Grant

AUG 25, 2021 — Adilene Osnaya was awarded a SPSSI Clara Mayo grant. Osnaya is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at Purdue University and received the grant on her work: Anticipated Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Latinx Individuals: Examining Moderators.

For more information, please click on the link below:

SPSSI Grant Awarded

SCIP Paper Accepted for Publication

AUG 14, 2021 — We are proud to announce that the paper “Affective Disgust Predicts Blame for Gay Male Homicide Victims” has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Applied Psychology. Co-authors Elizabeth Quinn, Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, and James Wages examine the relation between affective disgust and victim blame attribution.

To view the abstract, please click on the link below:

Quinn, E., Skinner-Dorkenoo, A., & Wages, J. III. (2021). Affective disgust predicts blame for gay male homicide victims. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 00, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12820

Graduate Student James Wages’s Paper Accepted for Publication at JPSP

JUL 26, 2021 — We are thrilled to announce that graduate student James Wages’s first lead-author paper has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP). James and co-authors Sylvia Perry, Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, and Galen Bodenhausen report key findings from James’s core program of research regarding perceptions of risk-taking and racial stereotypes.

Please see the preprint linked below:

Wages, J. E., III, Perry, S. P., Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (in press). Reckless gambles and responsible ventures: Racialized prototypes of risk-taking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Papers Accepted for Publication

JUL 01, 2021 - We are excited to announce that two papers have been accepted for publication in two different journals with Dr. Sylvia Perry being the lead-author of both. Testing a Self-Affirmation Intervention for Improving the Psychosocial Health of Black and White Medical Students in the United States paper has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Social Issues. Perry and co-authors James Wages, Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, Sara Burke, Rachel Hardeman, and Sean Phelan examine if self-affirmation interventions mitigate the negative effects of stereotype threat on Black students.

For more information, please see the preprint linked below:

Perry, S. P., Wages, J. E. III, Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., Burke, S. Hardeman, R. & Phelan, S. (2021). Testing a self-affirmation intervention for improving the psychosocial health of Black and White medical students in the United States. Journal of Social Issues, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12448.

The Applying the Evidence We Have: Support for Having Race Conversations in White U.S. Families paper has been accepted for publication at the Perspectives on Psychological Science. Perry and co-authors Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, Jamie Abaied, and Sara Waters provide a review on the context of parent-child discussions and highlight directions of newer work on parental racial socialization methods to highlight the benefits of discourse between guardians and children on race.

Perry, S. P., Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., Abaied, J. L., & Waters, S. F. (2022). Applying the evidence we have: Support for having race conversations in White US families. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(3), 895-900.

For more information, please see the preprint linked below:

Perry, S., Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., Abaied, J. L., & Waters, S. (2021, February 13). Applying the Evidence We Have: Support for Having Race Conversations in White U.S. Families. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8dpru

Dr. Perry Invited to Speak

JUN 28, 2021 — Dr. Sylvia Perry presented her work at Center for the Science of Moral Understanding (CSMU). The CSMU is an organization that:

“Seeks to … catalyze a new science of moral understanding. The CSMU will then translate these new discoveries into societal change, creating a set of empirically based ways of increasing tolerance.”

To view the presentation, please click on the video below:

For more public talks from the CSMU, please click on the link below:

CSMU Presentations

Graduate Student James Wages Accepts Faculty Position

JUN 25, 2021 — We are proud to announce that graduate student James Wages has accepted a tenure-track faculty position as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Arkansas located in Conway, Arkansas! James begins this new position in the fall term of 2021.

Sylvia Perry, Ph.D. Receives Tenure

JUN 5, 2021 — Dr. Sylvia Perry was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Way to go Dr. Perry!

Learn more about the 2021 meeting here!

Dr. Perry Invited Speaker at University of Southern California Speaker Series

Dr. Perry Named 2021 Amherst BRiDGE Scholar

JAN 01, 2021 — Dr. Perry was named a 2021 University of Massachusetts, Amherst BRiDGE Scholar. The BRiDGE Scholars program “is a student-led [STEM] initiative to highlight early career researchers from underrepresented groups with exceptional broader impacts.”

Learn more about BRiDGE here!

Presidential Plenary Symposium Announcement

JAN 01, 2021 — Dr. Perry will be giving a presidential plenary symposium talk at the Cognitive Development Society (now scheduled for 2022).

Learn more about Invited Speakers here!

Conference Announcements

DEC 20, 2020 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry had two talks accepted at the Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting!

Perry, S. P., Skinner, A. L., Abaied, J.L., Osnaya, A., & Waters, S.F. (2021, April). Investigating the influence of dyadic conversations about racial incidents on White American parents’ and children’s implicit attitudes. Paper to be presented at the (virtual) biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Perry, S. P., Wages, J. E., Rapadas, E., & Espinoza, E. (2021, April). Black American Parents’ Perceptions of White American Parents’ Racial Socialization Practices. Paper to be presented at the (virtual) annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Find out more about the conference here!

New Publication

DEC 3, 2020— Dr. Jamie Abaied and Dr. Sylvia Perry had a new paper accepted to Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology titled: Socialization of Racial Ideology by White Parents

Check out the preprint here!

Graduate Student Successfully Defends Master’s Defense

NOV 23, 2020 -- Graduate Student Sirenia Sanchez passed her master's defense! The committee members were Dr. Sylvia Perry and Dr. Galen Bodenhausen. The title of her thesis is "Power and Risk: An Investigation on the Role of Power in the White Male Effect"

Conference Announcements

Dr. Perry Receives SAGE Young Scholar Award!

OCT 9, 2020 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry has received the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s SAGE Young Scholar Award—which is meant to “...recognize outstanding achievements by young scholars who are early in their research careers [and show both] accomplishment and potential.” The Society notes that scholars who have previously received this award “have gone on to positions of intellectual leadership in the field.”

Read more about it, including all of the recipients here!

Conference Announcements

OCT 9, 2020 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry will be giving three talks at the 2021 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference.

Perry, S. P., Wages, J. E., Rapadas, E., & Espinoza, E. (2021, February). Black American Parents’ Perceptions of White American Parents’ Racial Socialization Practices. Paper to be presented at the (virtual) annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Dr. Perry will also be presenting at the Attitudes and Social Influence Pre-Conference as well as the Justice and Morality pre-conference. The SCIP Lab is excited to share our work with the SPSP audience!

Conference Announcements

James Wages: Mental Representations of Risk-taking Evoke Gendered Race Connotations

Sirenia Sanchez: White Men See Less Risk Because of Their Privilege

Elisa Rapadas: Who Counts as Asian? Examining Perceptions of Filipino-Americans in Relation to Asian-Americans

Graduate Student Passed Comprehensive Exams

SEP 9, 2020 -- Graduate Student Sirenia Sanchez passed her comprehensive exams as part of Northwestern’s Social Area Department of Psychology requirements!

SCIP Lab Welcomes New Post-Doctoral Scholar

SEP 3, 2020 -- Coming from the York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Meghan George will be joining the SCIP Lab this fall as a postdoctoral scholar! Dr. George’s research examines how social categories impact the way people perceive and interact with each other. She studies intergroup attitudes associated with negative experiences such as rejection and other minor transgressions and is particularly interested in the perspective of minority group members.

We are very excited for Meghan to join the SCIP Lab at Northwestern!

Dr. Perry on Panel For Duke Science & Society “Coronavirus Conversations” Speaker Series

AUG 27, 2020 — Dr. Perry joins Duke Science & Society’s panel of experts in a discussion of the extent to which implicit, explicit, structural, and systemic racial biases in healthcare result in poorer outcomes for Black COVID-19 patients, and other people of color—and what to do to correct for those disparate outcomes.

Check out more information here!

Dr. Perry Interviewed by Northwestern’s IPR about her Research on Racial Bias in Medicine

JUN 4, 2020 -- Dr. Perry was interviewed by NU’s IPR about her research on racial bias in medicine and how this work sheds light on the racial disparities in COVID-19 infection rates and deaths. Read about it here.

Graduate Student James Wages Interviews Dr. Perry about her Research for the AWIS “Scientist of the Month” Podcast

APR 26, 2020 -- Listen to Dr. Perry and graduate student James Wages discuss Dr. Perry’s career and her research for the AWIS “Scientist of the Month” Podcast.

Former Research Assistant Joining the Master’s Program at Fordham University

MAY 1, 2020 -- Former research assistant, Mia Weed, will be attending graduate school at Fordham University. Mia will be joining the Fordham University Clinical Research Methodology Master's program. We're super proud of Mia and wish her well as she starts her program!

Former SCIP SROP Accepts Competitive Lab Manager Position

APR 15, 2020 -- Former Summer Research Opportunity Program Fellow, Bernardo Duarte has accepted a competitive lab manager position at the University of Oregon where he will be working under Dr. Ellen Peters. We are so proud!

Former Research Assistant Joining the Doctoral Program at Rutgers-Newark

Apr 15, 2020 --  Former research assistant, Wesley Ameden, will be attending graduate school at Rutgers University- Newark. Wesley will be working under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Tricomi. We wish the best for Wesley and are proud of his accomplishments!

Dr. Sylvia Perry Named AWIS Chicago’s “Scientist of the Month” for April 2020

Apr 8, 2020 --  AWIS Chicago “Scientist of the Month” is awarded to an area scientist who promotes the advancement of women in the fields of science, technology and engineering (STEM). We are excited to announce that Dr. Sylvia Perry has been named “Scientist of the Month” for April 2020. Read more here!

Former Research Assistant Joining the Doctoral Program at UC Santa Barbara

Feb 18, 2020 -- Former research assistant Liz Quinn will be joining the Social Psychology doctoral program at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Fall of 2020. Liz will work under the mentorship of Drs. Zoe Liberman and Brenda Major. We're super proud of Liz and wish her well as she starts her Ph.D. program!

MPA Conference Presentation Updates

Feb 10, 2020 -- Graduate Student, Sirenia Sanchez, and previous Lab Manger Adilene Osnaya, will be presenting as part of a joint poster called "Understanding How Framing Racial Inequality Affects Racial Attitudes: A Replication" along side Emily Sanabria,  Juana Iris Borrego Solis, Tina Taylor-Ritzler, Jason Pych, & Or'Shaundra Benson at the 92nd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference in Chicago this April.

SCIP Lab Presenting at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) 2020

Feb 5, 2020 -- Graduate Student, Sirenia Sanchez, and Research Assistants Nicole Olczyk, Ally Friedman, and Fariha Ahmed, will be presenting their poster titled, “What is Cultural Appropriation?: Examining Laypeople’s Understanding of Cultural Appropriation” at the 92nd Annual Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference in Chicago this April.

Graduate Student, Sirenia Sanchez, Finalist for Inside The Grant Panel at SPSP

Jan 22, 2020 -- Second-year Graduate Student, Sirenia Sanchez has been selected as a finalist for Inside the Grant Panel for her project titled: The Psychological Consequences of Cultural Appropriation. She will be joining fellow finalists Patrick Forscher and Rich Lopez at the 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference in New Orleans. Click this link for more information!

SCIP Lab Research Featured by Northwestern News

Jan 20, 2020 -- Dr. Perry’s and Dr. Skinner’s research papers were, respectively, featured among the 20 “Innovative ideas to make you better in 2020, by Northwestern research”: Talk to your kids about race, and Watch your body language. The SCIP Lab is proud that TWO of our papers were featured among these innovative research findings.

Dr. Perry Presenting at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Conference

Jan 20, 2020 -- Dr. Perry’s symposium was accepted to the SRCD special topics conference focused on Construction of the ‘Other’: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination (held May 4-6 in Puerto Rico). She will present her work on Investigating the Influence of Dyadic Conversations about Racial Incidents on White American Parents' and Children's Implicit Attitudes in the Social learning in childhood: New experiments on the formation and change of explicit and implicit attitudes symposium. See her talk abstract here.

Dr. Perry Joins Editorial Boards

Jan 1, 2020 -- Dr. Perry is excited to contribute to the field by serving as an Editorial Board member for Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) and Psychological Science.

Faculty Spotlight

DEC 18, 2019 -- Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research interviewed Dr. Perry about her research. See a write-up here!

News & Views in Nature Human Behaviour

DEC 9, 2019 -- See Dr. Perry’s and James Wages’ commentary on a new Nature Human Behaviour article on zero-sum beliefs about discrimination.

Conference Announcements Update

OCT 16, 2019 -- Research Assistant Mia Weed and Lab Manager Brandon Davis will be joining graduate students James Wages, Sirenia Sanchez, and Elisa Rapadas in presenting their work at the 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference in New Orleans. Click this link for more information!

Conference Announcements

SEP 10, 2019 -- Graduate students James Wages, Sirenia Sanchez, and Elisa Rapadas will be presenting their work at the 2020 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference in New Orleans. The SCIP Lab is excited to share our work with the SPSP audience!

Dr. Perry Discusses Bias in Medical Care

SEP 3, 2019 -- Dr. Perry and her collaborator Dr. Sean Phelan were interviewed by MarketWatch about how people can protect themselves from bias in healthcare.

New Publication

AUG 31, 2019 -- See our new paper, forthcoming in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior and led by Dr. Allison Skinner, on emotional mimicry.

Former Thesis Student Wins Prestigious Award

AUG 31, 2019 -- Congratulations to former SCIP Lab thesis student Liz Quinn on winning the American Psychology and Law Society’s Best Undergraduate Paper Competition. Liz’s paper was written in collaboration with the SCIP Lab’s own James Wages and former lab member, Dr. Allison Skinner. Liz, we are so proud, and we wish you much success!

Dr. Perry Discusses the Lab’s Research on WBEZ’s The Morning Shift

AUG 30, 2019 -- Listen to Dr. Perry’s interview on WBEZ’s The Morning Shift in which she discusses some of the lab’s new research.

Lab’s Work Highlighted in the Media

AUG 27, 2019 -- Our new publication on attitude contagion was featured by Northwestern News and Forbes, and our publication on White parents’ racial bias awareness was featured by Northwestern News.

New Publication

JUL 31, 2019 -- Check out Dr. Perry, Dr. Skinner, and Dr. Abaied’s forthcoming paper in the Journal of Social Issues: Bias awareness predicts color conscious racial socialization methods among White parents.

Dr. Perry’s & Dr. Skinner’s research featured in the news media

JUL 12, 2019 -- Check out these write-ups on Dr. Perry’s & Dr. Skinner’s research about unique biracial stereotypes in the Pacific Standard, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, howstuffworks, and Northwestern University’s News.

Dr. Perry gets featured in a series about Diversity Science

JUN 3, 2019 -- Check out Dr. Perry’s interview about diversity science here!

New Publication

MAY 25, 2019 -- Read Dr. Skinner’s and Dr. Perry’s forthcoming publication in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: Are Attitudes Contagious? Exposure to Biased Nonverbal Signals Can Create Novel Social Attitudes.

Check out Dr. Perry’s NPR interview: How is Prejudice Formed in Young Minds?

MAY 23, 2019 -- In an interview with Morning Shift, Dr. Perry talks about how prejudice is formed in young minds and how to reduce racial bias. Check out her interview here!

New Publication

MAY 9, 2019 -- Read Dr. Skinner’s and Dr. Perry’s forthcoming publication in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: Not quite monoracial: Biracial stereotypes explored.

Grant Award

MAY 8, 2019 -- Undergraduate research assistant Thomas Kikuchi was awarded a competitive Northwestern Career Advancement – Summer Internship Grant Program (SIGP) Award to work under the mentorship of Dr. Perry this summer. We are proud!

Research Presentations Announcements

MAY 1, 2019 -- Research assistants Mia Weed and Jennifer Martinez will be presenting posters at the 2019 Northwestern University Undergraduate Research and Arts Exposition. Mia will be presenting her work on “Gender norm consistency and STEM engagement among undergraduate women” and Jenny will be presenting her work on “Examining the downstream effects of sense of belonging on black medical students’ psychological well-being.” We are excited to see them share their work with the Northwestern audience!!

Lab Manager Accepts Offer from Competitive Graduate School Program

APR 16, 2019 -- Lab manager Adilene Osnaya will be joining the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Purdue University where she will be working under the mentorship of Dr. David Rollock. We are so proud of her accomplishment!!

SCIP Lab Welcomes New Lab Manager

APR 11, 2019 -- Coming from Franklin and Marshall College, Brandon Davis will be joining the SCIP Lab this summer as our new lab manager! Brandon brings a variety of research experiences and expertise to the lab. We are thrilled to have him join our team!!

New Publications

APR 3, 2019 -- Check out the latest publications from the Medical Student CHANGE project on how Incoming Medical Students' Political Orientation Affects Outcomes Related to Care of Marginalized Groups, The Effects of Racism in Medical Education on Students’ Decisions to Practice in Underserved or Minority Communities, and Factors influencing medical student self-competence to provide weight management services.

Check out Dr. Perry’s talk at the 2019 SPSP Presidential Plenary!

APR 1, 2019 -- Interested in learning about the research being conducted in the SCIP Lab? Check out Dr. Perry’s talk at the 2019 SPSP Presidential Plenary here!

Dr. Perry featured in SPSPotlight’s February 2019 Newsletter - Black History Month: Notable Psychologists

FEB 27, 2019 -- Dr. Perry has been listed as a notable psychologist in this month’s SPSPotlight newsletter. In honor of Black History Month, SPSP’s student committee highlights and recognizes the achievements of many prominent Black social and personality psychologists. Read the post here.

Conference Announcements

JAN 16, 2019 -- Graduate students James Wages and Sirenia Sanchez, lab manager Adilene Osnaya, and research assistant Mia Weed will be presenting their work at the 2019 Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) Conference in Chicago. The SCIP Lab is excited to share our work with the MPA audience!

Dr. Perry’s work featured as part of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research (IPR) top articles of 2018

DEC 20, 2018 -- Dr. Perry’s work on racial bias in medicine is featured as part of IPR’s top articles of 2018. We are proud!

Conference Announcements

DEC 20, 2018 -- Graduate student affiliate Emily Blevins will be giving a talk as part of a paper symposium titled “White Young Adults’ Ideologies, Attitudes, and Responses to Racism “ at the 2019 SRCD Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. In collaboration with Drs. Sylvia Perry and Allison Skinner, and representing the SCIP lab, Emily will discuss research on “White College Students’ Verbal Responses to Subtle and Blatant Racism.”

Dr. Skinner Accepts Faculty Position at University of Georgia

DEC 19, 2018 -- We are delighted to announce that Dr. Allison Skinner has accepted an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology position at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Skinner will begin her position in the Fall of 2019. We are so proud of her accomplishment!!!

SCIP Lab Welcomes New Graduate Student

DEC 18, 2018 -- We are honored to announce that Elisa Rapadas will be joining the SCIP Lab this upcoming fall as a graduate student! Coming from St. Mary’s College of California (SMC), Elisa is a former Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) mentee in the SCIP Lab and a featured speaker at the SROP Research Forum. We are very excited for Elisa to join the SCIP Lab!!

Conference Announcements

NOV 2, 2018 -- Drs. Sylvia Perry and Allison Skinner's chaired symposium--The Role of Synchrony in Psychological Processes--was accepted to the 2019 meeting for the International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) in Paris, France. Dr. Perry’s talk is titled “Can parent-child discussions about intergroup relations synchronize implicit attitudes? “ and Dr. Skinner’s talk is titled “Mimicking others’ nonverbal signals increases attitude synchrony.“

OCT 20, 2018 -- Graduate student James Wages, lab manager Adilene Osnaya, and former research assistants Bhumi Patel, Liz Quinn, and Elisa Rapadas will be presenting posters at the 2019 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference.

SCIP Lab Thanks Our Summer Student Researchers

SEP 13, 2018 -- The SCIP Lab would like to thank our wonderful summer research team for their incredible work. We could not have done it without you. You will be missed!!

Dr. Perry invited speaker for the Ohio State University Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity

SEP 13, 2018 -- Along with prominent diversity and identity scholars such as Drs. Claude Steele, Mary Murphy, and Jennifer Richeson, Dr. Sylvia Perry has been invited to speak at the 2019 Ohio State University Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity in Columbus, Ohio. She is thrilled to share her work with this new audience!

Drs. Perry and Skinner to chair SESP Symposium

JUN 22, 2018 -- Drs. Sylvia Perry and Allison Skinner's chaired symposium--Exploring the Links Between Nonverbal Behavior and Intergroup Biases--was accepted to the 2018 annual meeting for the Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) in Seattle, Washington.

First, Dr. Allison Skinner's talk is titled, "The Role of Nonverbal Signals in Creating Group Prejudices." In the second session, Dr. Paige Lloyd's talk is titled, "Race-based Deficits in Discerning Pain Authenticity." In the third session, Dr. Sylvia Perry's talk is titled, "Thinking Out Loud: Investigating White Individuals’ Verbal and Nonverbal Responses to Examples of Subtle and Blatant Racism." Finally, Dr. Jin Goh's talk is titled, "It Gets Better: Revealing a Sexual Minority Identity Does Not Increase Exposure to Prejudiced Behaviors."

Dr. Perry invited speaker for SPSP Presidential Plenary and Social Cognition Preconference

JUN 19, 2018 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry has been invited to speak at the 2019 SPSP Presidential Plenary Session in Portland, Oregon. The session is titled, "Presidential Plenary: Behavior is Worth a 1000 Words" and will focus on the strengths of studying real-life social behaviors in addition to thoughts and feelings. Dr. Perry's talk will be specifically on the value of studying behavioral responses to racial incidents in the lab using a variety of observational methods (e.g., physiological, non-verbal, and verbal). Read more here. 

In addition to the Presidential Plenary Session, Dr. Perry has been invited to speak at the 2019 SPSP Social Cognition Preconference. Read more here. 

SCIP Lab Welcomes Summer Student Researchers

JUN 15, 2018 -- We are excited to welcome the following new student researchers to the SCIP Lab this summer!

• Sirenia Sanchez, first-year graduate student in social psychology at Northwestern from the University of California, Santa Barbara

• Emily Blevins, third-year graduate student affiliate from the Ph.D. program in clinical/community psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Bhumi Patel, research assistant from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo

• Madden McDonnell, research assistant from Pitzer College of the California Claremont Colleges

• Ericka Woods, Institute for Policy Research (IPR) fellow and research assistant from Northwestern University

• Elisa Rapadas, Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) fellow from Saint Mary's College of California

• Maia Williams, Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) fellow from the University of Maryland, College Park

• Jennifer Martinez, Summer Internship Grant Program (SIGP) intern from Northwestern University

• Wesley Ameden, research assistant from the University of Vermont

• Mia Weed, research assistant from Northwestern University

Grant Award

MAY 17, 2018 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry was awarded a competitive Weinberg College Research Innovation Grant (W Grant) from Northwestern University. We are very proud and excited!

Recent Accomplishments from our Graduate Students

MAY 15, 2018 -- Graduate student James Wages has successfully completed and defended his Master's Thesis titled "The Risky Race and Manly Face: Racial Bias in the Social Perception of Riskiness." He makes us proud!!!

MAY 13, 2018 -- Graduate student EP Nelsen has successfully completed and defended their Master's Thesis titled "Visibility and Characteristic Presentation of Multiply - Marginalized Targets: An Examination of Interpersonal Intersectional Invisibility."  Way to go EP!!!

SCIP Lab RA Accepts Competitive Lab Manager Position

APR 16, 2018 -- Research assistant Liz Quinn has accepted a competitive lab manager position at the University of Southern California where she will be working under Drs. Sarah Townsend, Cheryl Wakslak, and Nathanael Fast beginning in August. We are so proud!!

New Publication

APR 2, 2018 -- Read our new Social Science & Medicine paper: "A Comparison of Clinicians’ Racial Biases in the United States and France" featured by Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and WTTW. 

Dr. Skinner's Chaired Symposium Featured in SPSP Blog

MAR 05, 2018 -- Dr. Skinner's chaired symposium is featured by a Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) blog. Read the entry here!

SCIP Lab Welcomes New Graduate Student

FEB 22, 2018 -- We are honored to announce that Sirenia Sanchez will be joining the SCIP Lab this fall as a graduate student in social psychology at Northwestern! Coming from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Sirenia is a former UCSB McNair Scholar, Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) mentee in the SCIP Lab, and featured speaker at the SROP Research Forum. We are very excited for Sirenia to join the SCIP Lab at Northwestern! 

Conference Announcements

FEB 15, 2018 -- Lab manager Adilene Osnaya will be presenting a poster at the Illinois Summit on Diversity in Psychological Science in Urbana and Champaign, IL.

Additionally, Adilene will be presenting another poster at this year's MPA meeting in Chicago, IL. Adilene and her co-investigators have been awarded a Psi Chi - MPA Regional Research Award for their project titled, "Understanding How Framing Racial Inequality Affects Racial Attitudes: A Replication Study."

JAN 11, 2018 -- Research assistant Liz Quinn will be presenting a poster at this year's Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) in Chicago. Additionally, Liz will be presenting a poster at this year's SPSP meeting in Atlanta.

SPSP Spotlight

DEC 13, 2017 -- Dr. Perry is featured by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) as this month's Member Spotlight. Read Dr. Perry's interview here!

Grant Award

DEC 6, 2017 -- Undergraduate research assistant Liz Quinn was awarded a competitive Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant (AYURG) from the Northwestern University Office of Undergraduate Research to examine the role of implicit disgust in blame for hate crimes against gay men. We are proud!

Dr. Perry Joins the ISGMH Leadership Group

Dr. Perry's Upcoming Speaking Engagements

NOV 27, 2017 -- Dr. Sylvia Perry has been invited to speak at several academic conferences across the country over the next year. Dr. Perry is excited to share her expertise and research conducted in the SCIP Lab! 

In March 2018, Dr. Perry will give an invited symposium talk on diversity science at the Illinois Summit on Diversity in Psychological Science in Urbana and Champaign, Illinois. Dr. Perry will be speaking alongside several other distinguished psychological scientists, including Drs. Mesmin Destin, Alice Eagly, and Sarah Gaither. 

In July 2018, Dr. Perry has been invited to coordinate and speak at a symposium for the International Society for Political Psychology in San Antonio, Texas. The symposium will broadly focus on discrimination, stereotypes, and well-being in the American healthcare system. 

Grant Award

NOV 27, 2017 -- Dr. Allison Skinner was awarded a competitive Faculty Research Grant ($4,200) from Northwestern University to examinine the role of ingroup norm-consistent behavior in response to social rejection. The SCIP Lab is proud of her accomplishment!

Conference Announcements

NOV 27, 2017 -- Dr. Allison Skinner's chaired symposium--Racial/Ethnic Diversification in the U.S.: Emerging Social Psychological Issues--was accepted to the 2018 annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Skinner will give a talk in this symposium titled, A robust implicit bias against interracial couples: Evidence from Whites, Blacks, and Multiracials.

Graduate student James Wages, former SROP fellow Sirenia Sanchez, and former research assistant Sierra Semko will all present posters at this year's SPSP meeting in Atlanta. In addition to SPSP, Sirenia also presented her SROP research at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Please visit us at the SPSP conference if you would like to learn more about the exciting research taking place in the SCIP Lab! 

SCIP Lab Welcomes New Lab Manager

AUG 9, 2017 -- Coming from Dominican University, Adilene Osnaya will be joining the SCIP Lab this month as the lab manager! Adilene brings a variety of rich research experiences and expertise to the lab, from Latina/o-based stereotype threat research to online data collection and neuroscience-based methodologies. We are very excited for Adilene to join the SCIP Lab at Northwestern! 

Dr. Perry on Leave

JUL 28, 2017 -- Dr. Perry will be on leave during the Fall and Winter quarters of the 2017-2018 Academic Year. If you need to get in touch with Dr. Perry or have questions about the SCIP Lab, please contact Dr. Allison Skinner 📧 or the SCIP Lab Manager, Adilene Osnaya 📧. 

Press Release 

JUN 8, 2017 -- The Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at Northwestern interviewed Dr. Perry, an IPR associate, on her recent article examining the role of informal training experiences (e.g., intergroup contact, diversity training, and role modeling) in predicting medical student attitudes toward African Americans, published in the Social Psychology Quarterly. Click here to read!

New Postdoc

MAR 20, 2017 -- Coming from the University of Washington, Dr. Allison Skinner will be joining the SCIP Lab this summer as a postdoctoral scholar! Dr. Skinner studies the causes and consequences of subtle social bias (e.g., implicit racial bias), particularly how biases are activated and spread among children and adults.

We are very excited for Allison to join the SCIP Lab at Northwestern!

New Publication

FEB 15, 2017 -- Read our new JESP paper: "Beyond generalized sexual prejudice: Need for closure predicts negative attitudes toward bisexual people relative to gay/lesbian people." 

Conference Announcement

DEC 10, 2016 -- Dr. Perry's co-chaired symposium (with Dr. Jamie Abaied)--"Unpacking racial prejudice: Social processes in the development of intergroup attitudes"--was accepted to the 2017 biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) in Austin, Texas. Dr. Perry's symposium will feature her talk with Dr. Abaied, titled "Predictors of White parents' motivation to discuss race with their children," and talks from Drs. Sarah Gaither, Harriet Over, and Kristin Pauker. 

Research Paper Award

NOV 17, 2016 -- Our paper on the "Association between perceived medical school diversity climate and change in depressive symptoms among medical students" (first authored and presented by Dr. Rachel Hardeman) was awarded Best Research Paper by the Association for Medical Education in Europe.  

New Publications

NOV 17, 2016 -- Read our new work on how "Medical students’ growth orientation regarding interracial interactions affect their preparedness to care for minority patients," "The effects of formal and informal training experiences on explicit bias against African Americans among medical students," and the "Association between perceived medical school diversity climate and change in depressive symptoms among medical students" here, here, and here. 

New Funding

OCT 18, 2016 -- Congratulations to graduate students EP Nelsen and James Wages, who are the recipients of the Graduate Student Conference Travel Award granted by The Sexualities Project at Northwestern University (SPAN). This funding was awarded to present research at the 2017 meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in San Antonio, Texas. We are proud of and thankful for the support!

Conference Announcements

SEP 1, 2016 -- Dr. Perry's symposium--"Hard Truths About Race on Campus" (co-chaired by Drs. Elizabeth Shockley and Evelyn Carter)--was accepted to the 2017 annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Perry's symposium will feature her talk, titled "Admit or deny? People's perceptions of those who admit their racial bias", and talks from Drs. Evelyn Carter, Evan Apfelbaum, and Eric Knowles. 

Graduate students EP Nelsen and James Wages, will both present posters at this year's SPSP meeting in San Antonio. 

Congratulations to graduate student James Wages, who is the recipient of an SPSP Graduate Student Travel Award. We are proud!

Please visit us at the conference if you would like to learn more about the exciting research taking place in the SCIP Lab! 

New Beginnings

MAY 1, 2016 -- Dr. Perry has accepted an assistant professorship in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University! In addition, Dr. Perry will hold a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine, and will be a Faculty Associate in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research. Dr. Perry starts her position on July 1, 2016, and she is looking forward to building the SCIP Lab within the Wildcat Community. 

New Publication

SEP 18, 2015 -- Dr. Perry's article “The impact of everyday discrimination and racial identity centrality on African American medical student well-being: A report from the medical student CHANGE study” is accepted into the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

Media Interview

JUL 21, 2015 -- Vermont's NPR News Source (Vermont Edition) interviewed Dr. Perry on her recent article examining racial bias awareness published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Click here to listen! 

New Publication

JUN 29, 2015 -- Dr Perry’s article “Modern Prejudice: Subtle, but Unconscious? The Role of Bias Awareness in Whites' Perceptions of Personal and Others' Biases” is accepted into the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.