Diversity and Inclusion Research
Many of our faculty are extensively involved with diversity research initiatives. Explore the academic and research endeavors of just a few of our faculty below.
![Headshot of Dr. Gene Borgida](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/BorgidaGene-Website%20Size_0.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=M0u-x7JO)
Experimental research with Kiley Gilbert on the influence of peer-based social norm information on undergraduate attitudes about and behavioral intentions toward diversity and inclusion on a university campus showed that such actual peer feedback conveying positive social norms, compared to a control group, lowered intergroup anxiety about diversity and inclusion. By contrast, participants' affective sense of belonging in the university community predicted more favorable attitudes toward diversity and a greater likelihood of engaging in diversity-related activities even over a 6-week follow-up interval. This research is under peer review.
![Dr. Juan Del Toro, a person with dark, shoulder length hair, and a dark mustache, wearing a blue blazer and white buttoned shirt](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/deltorojuan_2022_2457_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=32FRcSRW)
Developmental approaches to understanding children's perceptions and experiences with ethnic/racial discrimination from multiple perpetrators (i.e., peers, educators, and law enforcement). Ethnic/racial socialization and identity development.
![Dr. Stephen Engel standing infront of a brick wall and window.](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/engelsteve-2008-500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=opGVqcap)
Reading and visual processing in people with vision loss and other visual disorders. Development of aids and diagnostic tests for people with visual disorders.
![Headshot of Dr. Chris Federico](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/christopher_federico-09222021lm-2816-500x500px_1.jpeg?h=2a479378&itok=YKlAJEeC)
Political psychology; intergroup relations and racial attitudes; the psychology of legitimacy
![Headshot of Dr. Nicola Grissom](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/GrissomNicola-Cropped.jpg?h=e889245d&itok=HaNnUgwe)
Understanding neural mechanisms of neurodiversity across species; understanding sex mechanisms in the brain as encompassing multiple, separable variables (that are distinct from gender)
![Black and white picture of Dr. Drexler James, a person with short, dark hair, dark-toned skin with a mustache and glasses, wearing a dark turtleneck and an earring](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/jamesdrexler_2022_2472_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=WXrbPEuK)
Racism and Health; Social and Psychology Determinants of Health; Health Disparities and Health Equity.
![Headshot of Dr. Bob Krueger](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/kruegerrobert-500x500_0.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=utdsaOdh)
Understanding genetic and environmental influences on mental and physical health outcomes in culturally and ethnically diverse groups
![Profile image Rich Lee](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/leerichard-002-500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=cu2MF7PQ)
Culture-specific risk and protective factors (discrimination, ethnic-racial identity, acculturation, ethnic-racial socialization); transracial, transnational adoption; culture and prevention
![Dr. Vanessa Lee](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/leevanessa_2022_2_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=0isrFE3n)
Human attention and memory in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); brain mechanisms that allow humans to perceive, attend, learn, and remember visual input; visual and cognitive decision making
![Profile: Gordon Legge](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/legge_gordon.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=eGHJAHkU)
Disability: impact of impaired vision on reading, mobility and other activities of daily life.
Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research
![Portait of Schmuel LIssek](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/lissekshmuel_lm02162016-6611_870x580px.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=j3UO1dYx)
Minority stress, anxious arousal, fear-learning and excessive behavioral avoidance
![Profile: Traci Mann](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/mann_traci.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=o_8RAk81)
Health behavior change, particularly in the context of women and dieting; Self-control; Stress and eating; Women and weight stigma
![Dr. Katerina Marcoulides](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/marcoulideskaterina-2019-500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=-KAUKKJA)
Application of advanced modeling techniques.
- Identifying mechanisms linking race, gender, and sexual identity marginalization to disparities in parental well-being.
- Mixture modeling to understand how and why language brokering is a source of stress and/or resilience for young members of immigrant families.
![Headshot of Dr. Liza Meredith](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/meredithliza-2022-500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=0ZIteTc_)
Teaching practices that support feelings of inclusion and belonging
![Profile: Deniz Ones](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/ones_deniz_0.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=4ioYh4-r)
Personnel selection and classification; personality assessment and research; cross-cultural research
![Professor Andrew Oxenham, Department of Psychology Profile: Andrew Oxenham](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/oxenham_andrew.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=M6elDbn-)
Hearing loss can create disabilities that affect everyday life with consequences for social and professional interactions. Our work seeks to improve our ability to diagnose and treat hearing loss.
![Headshot of Dr. Paul Sackett](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/sackett_photo_-_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=o0HexfSm)
Investigating possible sources of unfairness and bias in tests and other measures used for personnel selection and college admission.
![Headshot of Dr. Jeff Simpson](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/simpson_500x500_current_picture_-_jeff_simpson_-_blogger.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=MFSKBRgk)
Social development outcomes examined in the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation, a 45+ year sample born below the poverty line.
![Photograph of Professor Mark Snyder](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/unsorted/images/snyder_mark_-_photo_copy.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=gAHYKFGi)
Personality, motivation, and social behavior; with special emphasis on the psychology of individual and collective action in response to social issues and societal challenges through volunteerism, community engagement, and other forms of social action.
![Dr. Moin Syed, picture taken by Silke Moeller in 2021](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image_portrait/public/SyedMoin2021-8-500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=4UqdlVKh)
Identity development among culturally and ethnically diverse youth; intersections among multiple identities; narrative psychology