CATS lab members focus on exploring identities derived from diverse sources, such as social categories (e.g., race/ethnicity, religion, gender) and personal attributes (e.g., opinions, beliefs). Our research delves into social identities, group dynamics, and inter-group relations across various domains. We investigate topics ranging from prejudice and stereotyping based on religious and non-religious affiliations, bias against gender and sexual minorities, conflicts arising from social identities, to strategies for mitigating prejudice through intervention science. Feel free to explore our publications to gain insight on the type of work we're passionate about!
CATS at Chicago: Check out CATS Lab Members presenting their research at Midwestern Psychological Association's Annual Conference in Chicago!
CATS at Denver: Check out CATS Lab Members presenting their research at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention 2025!
12/16/2024: Congratulations to Homa Sheibani, who won the 2024 ISSI Mini Grant for her research on Self-Complexity and Identity Threat!
10/3/2024: Congratulations to Homa Sheibani, who won the SPSP Registration Stipend for the SPSP 2025 conference!
4/2/2024: Congratulations to Ceanna Loberg, who will start her PhD with Dr. Kimberly Rios in the upcoming Fall of 2024!