Recent advances in intergroup contact theory and research are reviewed. A meta-analysis
with 515 studies and more than 250,000 subjects demonstrates that intergroup contact …

Throughout my career, I have pursued three theories related to intergroup prejudice—each
with a different mentor. Each theory and its supporting research help us to understand …

Background Stress is commonly experienced by college students, especially engineering
students. However, the role of stress within engineering culture and its implications for …

A new conceptualization and measurement of social dominance orientation—individual
differences in the preference for group based hierarchy and inequality—is introduced. In …

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as the “model minority.” Their sizeable presence at
elite universities and high household incomes have helped construct the narrative of Asian …

When issues of diversity and race arise in higher education scholarship and practice, the
focus is generally on Students of Color. That being said, if there are People of Color being …

Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and
most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it …

Building sustainable diversity in higher education isn't just the right thing to do—it is an
imperative for institutional excellence and for a pluralistic society that works.* Updated …

Intersectionality theorists and researchers suggest the importance of examining unique
stereotypes associated with intersecting group identities. We focus on the unique …

The social science literature contains numerous examples of human tribalism and
parochialism—the tendency to categorize individuals on the basis of their group …