SID Lab's first joint meeting with SHIC Lab! Was nice to take a lil field trip into Boston for the day to share some food, laughs, and research. Thanks for hosting us, @kengthsagnl.bsky.social and team!
So, even as people generally endorse norms around how to respond "appropriately" to discrimination disclosures (don't deny!), seeing one person deny racism can negatively shift our own attitudes and behaviors toward discrimination experiences and their targets. (5/5)
...those exposed to a denial (v. validation) comment become less supportive of the poster, judge the transgressor in the story as less racist, AND say posts about discrimination are less valuable and appropriate for social media in general... (4/5)
...responses to discrimination disclosure matter for how online observers make sense of the situation. First, people rate comments that deny racism as less supportive and helpful than comments that validate the poster's perspective. HOWEVER... (3/5)
Sharing discrimination experiences (discrimination disclosure) can have meaningful effects on a sharer and listener, but on social media we're usually passive observers of other people's interactions. In a series of experiments, we show that... (2/5)
Excited to share a new paper, with Maggie Harrington, Cinoo Lee & Jennifer Eberhardt! Out now in Scientific Reports: Observers of social media discussions about racial discrimination condemn denial but also adopt it.
Good news: applications still open!! Join a cohort of postdocs dedicated to advancing diversity research and increasing representation. In my lab, opportunities to work on projects re: convos about race & interracial relationships (e.g. friends, mentor/mentees, parents/teachers)
📢Postdoc alert!📢 Come work with me as a Guarini Dean’s Postdoc Fellow at Dartmouth! This 2-year fellowship supports scholars whose research addresses questions about intergroup dynamics in social interactions and relationships. Apply by Feb 1! Position begins this summer apply.interfolio.com/137922
📢Postdoc alert!📢 Come work with me as a Guarini Dean’s Postdoc Fellow at Dartmouth! This 2-year fellowship supports scholars whose research addresses questions about intergroup dynamics in social interactions and relationships. Apply by Feb 1! Position begins this summer apply.interfolio.com/137922
📢Postdoc alert!📢 Come work with me as a Guarini Dean’s Postdoc Fellow at Dartmouth! This 2-year fellowship supports scholars whose research addresses questions about intergroup dynamics in social interactions and relationships. Apply by Feb 1! Position begins this summer apply.interfolio.com/137922
I'm hiring a lab manager! The Social Identity in Dialogue (SID) Lab at Dartmouth is seeking a full-time lab manager interested in the social psychological study of interracial interactions, relationships, and conversations about race. Pref. apply by Jan 9
