Apoorva Sarmal, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky
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As a social and cultural psychologist, I examine how systemic oppression is embedded at the interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels across U.S. society.
Welcome! I am Apoorva Sarmal, and I am a Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kentucky. I work with Dr. Christopher Marshburn in the Broaching Race in Interpersonal, Dyadic, and Group Exchanges (BRIDGE) lab. In 2025, I graduated with my PhD in Social Psychology, with minors in Quantitative Methods and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, under the advisement of Dr. Allison Skinner from the University of Georgia.
Welcome! I am Apoorva Sarmal, and I am a Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kentucky. I work with Dr. Christopher Marshburn in the Broaching Race in Interpersonal, Dyadic, and Group Exchanges (BRIDGE) lab. In 2025, I graduated with my PhD in Social Psychology, with minors in Quantitative Methods and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, under the advisement of Dr. Allison Skinner from the University of Georgia.
My program of research examines how systemic oppression is embedded at the interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels. Read more about my research here. I combine expertise in social, experimental, and cultural psychology with diverse methodologies (e.g., mixed-methods, randomized interventions) and advanced statistical techniques (e.g., multilevel modeling) to investigate systems of oppression.
My program of research examines how systemic oppression is embedded at the interpersonal, institutional, and cultural levels. Read more about my research here. I combine expertise in social, experimental, and cultural psychology with diverse methodologies (e.g., mixed-methods, randomized interventions) and advanced statistical techniques (e.g., multilevel modeling) to investigate systems of oppression.
I earned my B.A. in French (minor in Psychology) and B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. I began graduate work in French Sociolinguistics at Indiana University Bloomington after graduating and earned my M.A. in French (Socio-)Linguistics. Since psychology was at the heart of my research questions, I sought training as a post-bacc research assistant in several labs at Indiana University Bloomington before joining the PhD program at the University of Georgia.
I earned my B.A. in French (minor in Psychology) and B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. I began graduate work in French Sociolinguistics at Indiana University Bloomington after graduating and earned my M.A. in French (Socio-)Linguistics. Since psychology was at the heart of my research questions, I sought training as a post-bacc research assistant in several labs at Indiana University Bloomington before joining the PhD program at the University of Georgia.
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