Psychology Faculty Profiles
Jennifer A. Richeson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Social Psychology
Office: Swift 119
Phone: (847) 467-1331
E-mail: jriches@northwestern.edu
Research Interests
My research focuses on prejudice, stereotyping, and intergroup relations. Broadly speaking, I investigate the ways in which social group memberships such as race, socio-economic status, and gender impact the way people think, feel, and behave. Some current lines of research include: 1) manifestations of racial bias in mind, brain, & behavior; 2) cognitive, affective, & physiological consequences of "managing" a stigmatized identity; 3) contending with subtle v. blatant racial bias; 4) processes of social categorization.
Selected Publications
Richeson, J. A., & Trawalter, S. (2008). The threat of appearing prejudiced and race-based attentional biases. Psychological Science, 19, 98-102.
Richeson, J. A., & Shelton, J. N. (2007). Negotiating interracial interactions: Costs, consequences, and possibilities. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 316-320.
Shelton, J.N., & Richeson, J.A. (2006). Interracial interactions: A relational approach. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 121-181.
Trawalter, S., & Richeson, J.A. (2006). Regulatory focus and executive function after interracial interactions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 406-412.
Richeson, J.A., & Trawalter, S. (2005a). On the categorization of admired and disliked exemplars of admired and disliked racial groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 517-530.
Richeson, J.A., & Trawalter, S. (2005b). Why do interracial interactions impair executive function? A resource depletion account. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 934-947.
Richeson, J.A., Trawalter, S., & Shelton, J.N. (2005). African Americans’ racial attitudes and the depletion of executive function after interracial interactions. Social Cognition, 23, 336-352.
Shelton, J.N., Richeson, J.A., & Salvatore, J. (2005). Expecting to be the target of prejudice: Implications for interethnic interactions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1189-1202.
