Undergraduate Research & Scholarships

Theo Danial

Stereotypes of Gender Atypicality-Stereotype Threat

Although overt discrimination and hostility towards gay men and lesbian women appear to be declining in America, negative attitudes and implicit stereotypes remain widespread. During the past semesters, I have worked with results from online studies and run in-person studies looking for connections between intersecting social identities like gender, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status and the impact of these social identities on different stereotypes related to gender (a)typicality. Over the summer, I will continue examining the relationship between implicit and explicit attitudes and hopefully draw conclusions about the effects of intersectional stereotypes on performance.

Message To Sponsor

A massive thank you to the sponsors of this program! Because of your support, this summer I had the opportunity to make contributions to the progress and direction of my mentor's work and to grow my knowledge of statistics and social psychology. This was an incredible opportunity to focus on a meaningful project, and it reinforced my interest in academic research.