always last but not least, first-year grad student Shannon Li shares work on how race becomes salient in discussions of Kamala Harris’ identity in the lead-up to the 2024 election. she had quite the crowd!!
Dr. Salena Diaz presenting findings on how White mentors become more comfortable naming race in DEI conversations across time. Stay tuned for more qualitative analyses!
me yesterday presenting findings on how structural vs. interpersonal framing of racism disclosures shapes empathy, support, and responsiveness on social media. check out the full poster on my page!!
Anna Valdez sharing her honors thesis on Mexican American perceptions of Mestizaje—digging into how racial ideology shapes political and social judgments!!
unfortunately these images got compressed, but you can find better quality versions under my projects on linkedin!! www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-ca...
Research poster titled “From Framing to Feedback: Computational Analyses of How Audiences Respond to Racism disclosures” Presents one online study examining how third-party observers respond to racial discrimination disclosures on social media. Study 1 (N=232): Structural framing of a discrimination disclosure produces slightly higher observer support for the poster compared to interpersonal framing, though pre-existing beliefs about racism explain more variance than framing alone. Qualitative analyses show structural framing shifts the language observers use toward more collective, abstract, and system-focused responses, and that language predicts support for the discloser.
qualitative data reveals why: structural framing changes what observers say, using more *collective, system-focused language* -and that language is what predicts increased support for the discloser.
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Research poster titled “When Race Talk Goes Public.” Presents two online studies examining how third-party observers respond to racial discrimination disclosures on social media. Study 1 (N=232): Structural framing of a discrimination disclosure produces slightly higher observer support for the poster compared to interpersonal framing, though pre-existing beliefs about racism explain more variance than framing alone. Study 2 (N=1003): Social feedback (validation vs. denial) has a stronger effect on observer support than framing.
across 2 online studies, framing racism as structural/systemic (vs. interpersonal bias) increases observer support for the person disclosing the experience.
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a preview of the work i'm presenting today at #SPSP2026! 🧵
Excited to share that our lab will be presenting multiple projects at SPSP 2026!
If you’re interested in social perception, race talk, intergroup dynamics, or collective action — come check us out!
#SPSP2026 #SocialPsychology #PersonalityPsychology #AcademicResearch #RaceTalk
The Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference is back again for year two!! If your research breaks boundaries in mainstream social psych or you are applying exciting methods to your experimental research, our submissions are open! #SPSP2026
It is an absolute scandal. An embarrassment. A tribute to the long history of state terrorism that codifies power. Shame, shame, shame.
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i'm so honored to be a recipient of the jenessa shapiro award!! i'll be studying conversations about structural racism and what motivates collective action for Black Americans. so excited to get to do this important work! 🤓
📣📣We're going for round two!!!📣📣
I'll be reviewing graduate applicants again this year. Come join my growing lab!
Info about the lab: joelleforestier.com
Info about the social program: www.psychology.pitt.edu/graduate/soc...
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Sam Sommers has been such a wonderful presence in our field and this is such a terrible loss. My first contact with Sam happened when he edited one of my papers. Having an editor who helps you develop is rare and valuable. Sam was that way on all things.
now.tufts.edu/2025/03/20/r...
Dartmouth PBS showing up to our local Stand Up For Science rally on the Green!
Making my first Bluesky post with a fun announcement. I’m so happy I’m me moving back to my hometown of Chicago to work with @jinxungoh.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar as a postdoc this Fall at UIC! Grateful to the village that got me to this point 🫶🏽
just saw an incredible debate with @keithboykin.bsky.social about the importance of DEI!
thanks!
thank you both!
Lab manager Shannon Li closes us out with examining conversations about identity in the past 2024 presidential election #SPSP2025
Dr. Salena Diaz presents her dissertation work on mestizaje racial ideologies and perceptions of latine discrimination
and here are some pictures of us all together!
Honors student Daphne Muhammad was the star of today, examining how discussing similarities and differences in racial experiences promotes inter-minority solidarity
Then I took us home discussing how to reframe anxiety when having conversations about race between black and white friends
Honors student Victor Moreno kicked us off yesterday with examining linguistic features of conversations about inter-minority solidarity
incoming thread of the Social Identity in Dialogue Lab at #SPSP2025!
here's the full poster: www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-ca...