SCIP Lab

Social Cognition & Intergroup Processes (SCIP) Laboratory

2021 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL, 60208 United States

Publications

PUBLISHED AND IN PROGRESS WORK

indicates current or former undergraduate+, graduate*, or postdoc** mentee, ^indicates shared first-authorship

  1. Perry, S. P., **Skinner, A.L., *Wages, J. E., & *Parzonka, J. Ambivalent reactions to people who deny (versus admit) their gender and racial biases. PsyArXiv. Manuscript under revision.

  2. **de Brujin, Y., **Wu, D. J., & Perry, S. P. White children’s empathy toward Black children is predicted by their perceptions of their White parents’ racial attitudes. Manuscript under revision.

  3. **George, M., +Hoard, L. *Wages, J. E., & Perry, S. P. Raising an anti-racist child: Black American parents’ perceptions of and recommendations for White Parents. Manuscript under revision.

  4. Perry, S. P., **Skinner, A. L., Abaied, J., Haase, C., Wu, D. J., Waters, S., & +Osnaya, A. White parents’ nonverbal and physiological responses during racial socialization predict children’s pro-White bias reduction. Manuscript under revision.

  5. *Doriscar, J. E., Ma De Sousa, A., +Hoard, L. A., Gardner, W. L., Brady, W. J., & Perry, S. P. Why reform stalls: Justification and outrage as competing public responses to police violence. Manuscript under revision.

  6. **Wu, D. J., *Cha-Ju, I., *Mitchell, A., Than, D. & Perry, S. P. Gender and racial socialization in the United States. Invited chapter under review, The Research Handbook of Gender and Social Psychology.

  7. **Nguemeni Tiako, M. J., Rosen, A. D., *Wages, J. E., & Perry, S. P. Political ideology, specialty choice, and the formation of physician partisanship: A longitudinal cohort Study of U.S. medical students, 2010–2014. Manuscript under review.

  8. Perry, S. P., **Skinner, A. L., Abaied, J. L. **Wu., D. J., & Waters, S.F., & *George, M., +Hoard, L. A. A conversation guide to support color-conscious racial socialization among White parent-child dyads. Manuscript under review.

  9. *Doriscar, J. E., Gardner, W. L., & Perry, S. P. Bias feedback as a moral threat: Shame, defensiveness, and short-term self-concept change. Manuscript under review.

  10. ^*Blevins, E. J., ^**Wu, D. J., **Skinner, A.L., & Perry, S. P. White students’ verbal and nonverbal responses to discussing racial bias: The role of bias awareness. Manuscript under review.

  11. *Mitchell, A. & Perry, S. P. “I don’t view myself as ‘exotic’ like they say”: Women of Color’s identity negotiation and resistance in intimate contexts. Manuscript under review.

  12. Levine, E. E., Wallace, L. E., Kim, Y., & Perry, S. P. The Experience-Outcome Model of honest conversation: A theory of difficult conversations across situations, people, and time. Revise and resubmit. Personality and Social Psychology Review.

  13. Wu, D. J., Syropoulos, S., Burrows, B., Mercado, E., Haase, C., & Perry, S. P. (2026). Is academia for everyone? A closer look into the experiences of U.S. psychology doctoral students. Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy, 26:e70061.

  14. Wu, D. J., Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., & Perry, S. P. (2026). The politics of well-being during democratic backsliding: How partisan affiliation and policy support relate to happiness and life satisfaction. advances. in/psychology, 1, e569295.

  15. *Doriscar, J. E., Mamakos, M., Perry, S. P., Charlesworth, T. (2025). From data to discovery: Unsupervised learning’s role in social cognition. Social Cognition Special Issue: Tutorials on Novel Methods and Analyses in Social Cognition, 43, 194-216.

  16. Perry, S. P., Abaied, J.,**Wu, D. J., & *Doriscar, J. E. (2025). Racial Socialization in the United States. Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 76: 443-474.

  17. Perry, S. P., **Wu, D. J., Abaied, J., **Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., *Sanchez, S., Waters, S. F., & +Osnaya, A. (2024). White parents’ racial socialization during a guided discussion predicts declines in White children’s pro-White biases. Developmental Psychology, 60, 624-636. WBEZ and Chicago Sun Times Feature Story

  18. Wilton, L., Sullivan, J., Albuja, A.F., & Perry, S. P. (2024). Understanding the challenges and opportunities of talking to children about race and racism. Social Issues and Policy Review, 18, 89-124.

  19. Plaisime, M. V., Jipguep-Akhtar, M-C., Belcher, H. M. E., Hardeman, R. R., Perry, S. P., Dovidio, J. F., Phelan, S. M., van Ryn, M. (2023). Neighborhoods and friendships: investigating interracial anxiety among 3,384 medical students and residents. Health Services Research, 58, 229-237.

  20. **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. Nature Reviews Psychology Editorial Feature and Cover Article

  21. **Burke, S. E., Perry, S. P., Dovidio, J. F., & LaFrance, M. (2023). Distinctive negative reactions to novel intermediate social groups. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 53, 600-630.

  22. Tiako, M. J. N., *Wages, J. E., & Perry, S. P. (2023). Black medical students’ sense of belonging, residency self-efficacy, and residency goal stability at historically Black vs predominantly White medical schools: A prospective study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 122-124.

  23. **Wu, D. J., *Sánchez, S., & Perry, S. P. (2022). “Will talking about race make my child racist?” Dispelling myths to encourage honest White U.S. parent-child conversations about race and racism. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47: 101420.

  24. Abaied, J. L., Perry, S. P., Cheaito, A., & Ramirez, V. (2022). Racial socialization messages in White parents’ discussions of current events involving racism. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 32, 863-882. Named one of the Most Cited Papers in 2024 by Journal of Research on Adolescence

  25. 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 U.S. Families. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17, 895-900.

  26. *Wages, J. E., & Perry, S. P., **Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2022). Reckless gambles and responsible ventures: Racialized prototypes of risk-taking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122, 202-221.

  27. Mabry, P. L., Dasgupta, N., Moss-Racusin, C. A., Park, L. E., Pestilli, F., Rattan, A., … Thoman, D. B. (2021). Why MANtoring is not the solution. A Rebuttal to “The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance.” Unpublished Manuscript.

  28. Perry, S. P., **Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., *Wages, J. E., & Abaied, J. L. (2021) Systemic considerations in child development and the pursuit of racial equality in the United States. Psychological Inquiry, 32, 180-186.

  29. Perry, S. P., *Wages, J. E., **Skinner-Dorkenoo, A. L., Burke, S. E., Hardeman, R. R., & Phelan, S. M. (2021). The value of a self-affirmation intervention for improving the psychosocial health of Black and White medical students. Journal of Social Issues, 77, 769-800.

  30. Forscher, P. S.^, Taylor, V. J.^, Cavagnaro, D., Lewis, N. A., Jr., Moshontz, H., Batres, C., ...Chartier, C. R. (conditional acceptance). A multi-site examination of stereotype threat in Black college students across varying operationalizations. PsyArXiv. Nature Human Behaviour.

  31. Abaied, J. L., & Perry, S. P. (2021). Socialization of racial ideology by White parents. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27, 431-440.

  32. ⌃Murphy, M. C., ⌃Mejia, A., ⌃Mejia, J., ⌃Yan, X...⌃Mabry, P. L., ⌃Ressl, S., ⌃Diekman, A., & ⌃Pestilli F. (2020). Open Science, communal culture, and women’s participation in the movement to improve science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 117, 24154-24164.

  33. Perry, S. P., & *Wages, J. E. (2020). Zero-sum beliefs about racial progress. Nature Human Behaviour, News & Views, 1-2.

  34. **Skinner, A. L., +Patel, B., +Osnaya, A., & Perry, S. P. (2020). Mimicking others’ nonverbal signals increases attitude contagion. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Special Issue on Nonconscious Mimicry, 44, 117-131.

  35. Onyeador, I. N., Wittlin, N. M., **Burke, S. E., Dovidio, J. F., Perry, S. P., Hardeman, R. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Herrin, J., Phelan, S. M., & van Ryn, M. (2020). The value of interracial contact for reducing Anti-Black bias among Non-Black physicians: A CHANGE Study Report. Psychological Science, 31 18-30.

  36. **Skinner, A. L., & Perry, S. P. (2020). Are attitudes contagious? Exposure to biased nonverbal signals can create novel social attitudes. PsyArXiv. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46, 514-524.

  37. **^Skinner, A, ^Perry, S. P., & Gaither, S. E. (2020). Not quite monoracial: Biracial stereotypes explored. PsyArXiv. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46, 377-392.

  38. Perry, S. P., **Skinner, A. L., & Abaied, J. L. (2019). Bias awareness predicts color conscious racial socialization methods among White parents. PsyArXiv. Journal of Social Issues, 1075, 1035-1056.

  39. Phelan, S. M., **Burke, S. E., Cunningham, B., Perry, S. P., Hardeman, R. R., Dovidio, J. F., Herrin, J., Dyrbye, L., White, R. O., Yeazel, M., Onyeador, I. N., Wittlin, N. M., Harden, K., & van Ryn, M. (2019). The effects of racism in medical education on students’ decision to practice in underserved or minority communities. Academic Medicine, 94, 1178-1179.

  40. Doshi, R., Gudzune, K., Dyrbye, L., Dovidio, J., Burke, S., White, R., Perry, S., Yeazel, M., van Ryn, M., & Phelan, S. (2019). Factors influencing medical student self-competence to provide weight management services. Clinical Obesity, 9 (1), 1-9.

  41. Burgess, D. J., Hardeman, R. R., Burke, S. E., Cunningham, B. A., Dovidio, J. F., Nelson, D. B., Perry, S. P., Phelan, S. M., Yeazel, M. W., & van Ryn, M. (2019). Incoming medical students’ political orientation affects outcomes related to care of marginalized groups: Results from the Medical Student CHANGE Study. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, 44, 113-146.

  42. *Khosla, N., Perry, S. P., Moss-Racusin, C. A., Burke, S. E., & Dovidio, J. F. (2018). A cross-cultural comparison of clinicians’ racial biases. Social Science & Medicine, 206, 31-37. Named one of the Most Read Papers in 2018 by Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research

  43. ⌃Phelan, S. M., ⌃Burke, S. E., Hardeman, R. R., White, R. O., Przedworski, J. M., Dovidio, J. F., Perry, S. P., Yeazel, M. Plankey, M., Finstad, D., Cunningham, B., van Ryn, M. (2017). Medical school factors associated with changes in implicit and explicit bias towards sexual minorities among 3,492 graduating medical students. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 32,1193-1201.

  44. *Burke, S. E., Dovidio, J. F., LaFrance, M., *Przedworski, J. M., Perry, S. P., Phelan, S. M., Burgess, D. J., Hardeman, R. R., Yeazel, M. W., & van Ryn, M. (2017). Beyond generalized sexual prejudice: Need for Closure predicts negative attitudes toward bisexual people relative to gay/lesbian people. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 71, 145-150.

  45. *Burke, S. E., Dovidio, J. F., Perry, S. P., Burgess, D. J., Hardeman, R. R., Phelan, S. M., Cunningham, B. A., Nelson, D. B., Yeazel, M. W., *Przedworski, J. M., & van Ryn, M. (2017). Informal training experiences and explicit bias against African Americans among medical students: A report from the Medical Student CHANGE Study. Social Psychology Quarterly, 80, 65-84.

  46. Hardeman, R., *Przedworski, J., *Burke, S., Burgess, D. J., Perry, S. P., Phelan, S., Dovidio, J. F., & van Ryn. (2017). Association between perceived medical school diversity climate and change in depressive symptoms among medical students: A report from the Medical Student CHANGE Study. Journal of the National Medical Association, 108, 225-235.

  47. Burgess, D.J., *Burke, S., Cunningham, B., Dovidio, J. F., Hardeman, R., Nelson, D., Hou, Yuefeng, Perry, S. P., Phelan, S., Yeazel, M., & van Ryn, M. (2016). Medical students’ learning orientation regarding interracial interactions affects their preparedness to care for minority patients: A Report from Medical Student CHANGES. BMC Medical Education, 16:254.

  48. Perry, S. P., Hardeman, R., *Burke, S., Cunningham, B., Burgess, D. J., & van Ryn, M. (2016). The impact of everyday discrimination and racial identity centrality on African American medical student well-being: A report from the medical student CHANGE study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 3, 519-526.

  49. Hardeman, R., Perry, S. P., Phelan, S., *Przedworski, J., Burgess, D. J., & van Ryn, M. (2016). Racial identity and mental well-being: The experience of African American medical students, A report from the medical student CHANGE study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 3, 250-258.

  50. Phelan, S. M., Puhl, R. M., *Burke, S. E., Hardeman, R., Dovidio, J. F., Nelson, D. B., Przedworski, J., Burgess, D. J., Perry, S. P., Yeazel, M. W., van Ryn, M. (2015). The mixed impact of medical school on medical students’ implicit and explicit weight bias. Medical Education, 49, 983-992.

  51. Phelan, S., Burgess, D. J., Puhl, R., Dyrbye, L., Dovidio, J. F., Yeazel, M., Ridgeway, J., Nelson, D., Perry, S. P., *Przedworski, J., Burke, S., Hardeman, R., & van Ryn, M. (2015). The adverse effect of weight stigma on the well-being of medical students with overweight or obesity: Findings from a national survey. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30, 1251- 1258.

  52. Perry, S. P., Murphy, M. C., & Dovidio, J. F. (2015). Modern Prejudice: Subtle, but unconscious? The role of bias awareness in Whites’ perceptions of personal and others’ biases. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 61, 64-78. (Scale Available Here). Named one of the Most Cited Papers in 2018 by Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

  53. van Ryn, M., Hardeman, R., Phelan, S., Burgess, D. J., Dovidio, J. F., Herrin, J., *Burke, S., Nelson, D., Perry, S. P., Yeazel, M., Przedworski, J. (2015). Medical school experiences associated with change in implicit racial bias among 3547 medical students: A medical student CHANGES study report. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30, 1748-1756.

  54. *Burke, S. E., Dovidio, J. F., *Przedworski, J. M., Hardeman, R. R., Perry, S. P., Phelan, S. M., Nelson, D. B., Burgess, D. J., Yeazel, M. W., van Ryn, M. (2015). Do contact and empathy mitigate bias against gay and lesbian people among heterosexual medical students? A report from Medical Student CHANGES. Academic Medicine, 90, 646-651.

  55. *Przedworski, J. M., Dovidio, J. F., Hardeman, R., Phelan, S., *Burke, S. E., Ruben, M. A., Perry, S. P., Burgess, D. J., Nelson, D. B., Yeazel, M., Knudsen, J. M., & van Ryn, M. (2015). Mental health and wellbeing of sexual minority medical students: A report from Medical Student CHANGES. Academic Medicine, 90, 652-659.

  56. Perry, S. P., Dovidio, J. F., Murphy, M. C., & van Ryn, M. (2015). The joint effect of bias awareness and self-reported prejudice on intergroup anxiety and intentions for intergroup contact. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21, 89-96.

  57. Phelan, S. M., Dovidio, J. F., Puhl, R. M., Burgess, D. J., Nelson, D. B., Yeazel, M., Hardeman, R., Perry, S. P., van Ryn, M. (2014). Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4732 medical students: The Medical Student CHANGES Study. Obesity, 22, 1201- 1208.

  58. Perry, S. P., York, C. S., Block, S. D., Johnson, H. M., & Bottoms, B. L. (2013). Children: As witnesses. In A. Jamieson & A. Moenssens (Eds.), Wiley encyclopedia of forensic sciences (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.

  59. Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L., Wright, E., & Perry, S. P. (2013). Social conflict, harmony, and integration. In I. B. Weiner, H. A. Tennen, & J. Suls (Eds.), Handbook of psychology, Vol. 5: Personality and social psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.

  60. Thompson, R., Dancy, B. L., Wiley, T. R. A., Najdowski, C. J., Perry, S. P., Wallis, J., Mekawi, Y., & Knafl, K. (2012). African American families’ expectations and intentions for mental health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 40, 1-13.

  61. Stevenson, M. C., Nadjowski, C. J., Bottoms, B. L., Sorenson, K., & Perry, S. P. (2011). Jurors’ perceptions of juvenile offenders tried in adult criminal court. In A. E. Hasselm (Ed.), Crime: Causes, types, and victims (pp. 141-154). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

  62. Thompson, R., Dancy, B.L., Wiley, T.R.A., Perry, S.P., & Najdowski, C.J. (2011). The experience of mental health service use for African American mothers and youth. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 32, 678-686.

  63. van Ryn, M., Burgess, D. J., Dovidio, J. F., Phelan, S. M., Malat, J., Griffin, J. M., Fu, S. S., Saha, S., & Perry, S. P. (2011). The impact of racism on clinician cognition, behavior, and clinical decision-making. The Du Bois Review, 8, 199-218.

  64. Perry, S.P., & Skitka, L. J. (2009). Making lemonade? Defensive coping style moderates the effect of stereotype threat on women's math test performance. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 918-920.

  65. Perry, S., York, C. S., Bottoms, B. L., Block, S., & Goodman, G. S. (2009). Children: As witnesses. In A. Jamieson & A. Moenssens (Eds.), Wiley encyclopedia of forensic sciences. New York: Wiley.