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In the DISEC Lab at The Ohio State University, we study people's identities and how those identities shape people's experiences. We are especially interested in how people understand their identities and the consequences of those identities. Currently, our research has focused around three core ideas. You can read more about them below!
In the DISEC Lab at The Ohio State University, we study people's identities and how those identities shape people's experiences. We are especially interested in how people understand their identities and the consequences of those identities. Currently, our research has focused around three core ideas. You can read more about them below!
Current Projects
Current Projects
Identity Threat & Safety in College
Identity Threat & Safety in College
In this project, we explore how students from marginalized backgrounds interpret identity-threat and identity-safety information communicated in course policies and the motivational consequences of that information.
Who Am I?
Who Am I?
In our recent work (Deer et al., in review), we suggest that individuals use certain ubiquitous social identities when they think of themselves, however we do not fully understand this phenomena. In this research, we are seeking to replicate our previous findings in a more nuanced context and begin to disentangle this particular phenomena from other previous theories of identity.
Welcome Week
Welcome Week
Move-in week (sometimes called Welcome Week) is a critical period helping incoming students transition to college life. In this line of work, we are exploring how students experience this transition.
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