American Journal of Health Promotion (2024) Authors: Sang Qin, Carla Kundert, Carlo Vittorio Palermo, Reshma Rolle, Esha Raut, and Lindsay Sheehan Abstract: To test the validity of a COVID-19 public stigma scale and an attributional model …
Discrimination and Prejudice
Engaging White Parents to Address Their White children’s Racial Biases in the Black-White Context
Child Development (2023) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Tory L. Ash, Bailey Immel, MaKayla A. Liebeck, Patricia G. Devine, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: Multiple studies (n = 1065 parents, 625 females, 437 males, 3 nonbinary, 99.06% White; …
Children’s Evaluations of and Reactions to Racial Discrimination
Developmental Psychology (2023) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Madeline A. Henkel, Olivia M. Moens, Patricia G. Devine, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: Despite the potential benefits of children’s confrontations of other children’s racial biases—especially for targets of bias—little …
Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids (EmBARK): A Racial Socialization Program for White Families
Applied Developmental Psychology (2024) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Nicole Huth, Eren Fukuda, Kristin Shutts, Patricia G. Devine Abstract: We evaluated the EmBARK (Empowering Behaviors to Address Race with Kids) program, which we developed to help …
Testing the Generalizability of Minimal Group Attitudes in Minority and Majority Race Children
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (2025) Authors: Brenda Straka, Ashley E. Jordan, Alisha Osornio, May Ling Halim, Kristin Pauker, Kristina R. Olson, Yarrow Dunham, Sarah Gaither Abstract: The minimal group effect, in which people prefer …
Diversity Science Podcast: Bridget Goosby on How Experiencing Racism Impacts Physical Health
In this episode, Dr. Bridget Goosby of the University of Texas at Austin talks with Dr. Angela Byars-Winston about her work to better understand how experiencing racism and discrimination impacts a person’s physical health. They …
A Systematic Review of Modern Measures for Capturing Children’s Ethnic and Racial Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Developmental Review (2025) Authors: Eren Fukuda, Katharine E. Scott, Katherine Swerbenski, Nicole Huth, Natalie Sarmiento, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: In recent years, there have been accelerated efforts among developmental scientists to understand and address children’s ethnic …
“Who’s Better at Math, Boys or Girls?”: Changes in Adolescents’ Math Gender Stereotypes and Their Motivational Beliefs from Early to Late Adolescence
Educational Sciences (2023). Authors: Christine R. Starr, Yannan Gao, Charlott Rubach, Glona Lee, Nayssan Safavian, Anna-Lena Dicke, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, and Sandra D. Simpkins Abstract: Though adults tend to endorse the stereotype that boys are better …
Immigrant’s Death at the Border: Do They Influence White and Latinx Americans’ Belief in the American Dream?
Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy (2024) Authors: Alexa Vega Rivas, Ella Ben Hagai, and Christine Starr Abstract: In this study, we test a clashing narrative approach to conflict, which argues that political conflict is …
pSTEM Implicit Stereotypes and pSTEM Motivation Among Black and Latina Undergraduate Women: The Role of Gender and Ethnic/Racial Typicality
Sex Roles (2024) Authors: Christine R. Starr and Alan Meca Abstract: Implicitly stereotyping pSTEM (physical sciences, technology, engineering, and math) with Asian and White men can demotivate Black and Latina women in pSTEM. However, theory suggests …