RESEARCH

Research Focus

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My research can be categorized into two streams. In the first stream, I examine the effects of sexism, heterosexism, and racism on marginalized populations’ mental health and well-being. In the second stream, I examine personal and contextual-level predictors of discriminatory attitudes and behaviours, among both higher and lower-status group members.

In addition to the research conducted for my theses, I have led various research projects on sexism-related topics. For instance, I have examined when and why men and women oppose abortion. I have also conducted research investigating prejudice against gender non-conforming people, including personal and country-level predictors of opposition toward people with diverse genders and sexualities. Further, I study gender differences in sexual objectification processes and the impact of media (e.g., video games, advertising, pornography) on men's and women's attitudes and behaviours toward women. As part of a broader social justice focus, I have also shaped interventions to mitigate the climate change emergency.

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Ultimately, my goal is to understand intergroup relations and use social psychological theories and empirical findings to facilitate interventions that reduce prejudice and discrimination and enhance the well-being of marginalized group members. I am committed to knowledge mobilization related to personal-level interventions and policy change, recognizing individuals' and institutions' roles in maintaining oppressive systems.

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Research Skills and Practices

My research spans cross-sectional, experimental, longitudinal, and multilevel contexts. In these contexts, I have expertise in research conceptualization, study design, survey construction, data collection (online and in-person), data cleaning, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting/visualizing results. I am proficient with R, SPSS, AMOS, Mplus, LIWC, Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and CloudResearch.

I am a peer reviewer for feminist and other social psychology journals, including Psychology of Women Quarterly and Sex Roles. I value transparency and Open Science, regularly engaging in preregistration, data-sharing, and collaborations.