Research
The social psychology graduate program emphasizes research as a central focus for learning. You are encouraged to become involved in research at an early point in your training by participating in faculty research projects and/or by carrying out individual research projects under the guidance of faculty.
Bridge Topics
Within the social psychology program, faculty also have research interests in several bridge topics, including diversity and inclusion, individual differences, maladaptive behavior and social relationships. Social psychology faculty who study diversity and inclusion focus on a broad range of topics, from ostracism to stereotyping and prejudice to gender issues and beyond. Faculty in the program who focus on individual differences study the rewards and challenges of close relationships, differences in person-thing orientation and self-presentation in interpersonal relationships. Maladaptive behavior research spans issues from interpersonal violence to discrimination. Finally, because social relationships play such an important role in social psychology, research in this topic explore a wide range of issues related to how individuals interact with each other and the social processes at play.
Faculty
- Christopher R. Agnew
- Ximena Arriaga
- Don Carlston (emeritus/retired)
- Nathan Cheek
- William G. Graziano
- Janice Kelly (emeritus/retired)
- Teri Kirby
- Franki Y. H. Kung
- Margo Monteith
- Thekla Morgenroth
- Jim Tyler (emeritus/retired)
- Kip Williams