The research conducted in the Diversity and Social Processes (DaSP) Lab focuses on understanding social and political attitudes and relations among members of different social groups. Our work generally concerns the ways in which social group memberships (e.g., groups based on race, gender, sexuality, etc.) influence the ways in which people think, feel, and behave. We investigate antecedents and consequences of intergroup attitudes and cognition from multiple perspectives: those of societally-stigmatized groups as well as societally-advantaged groups (as well as taking into account that most people actually possess both kinds of identities).
The lab is currently involved in several areas of research exploring how individuals perceive and navigate an increasingly diverse and often inequitable social landscape.