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Corinne Moss-Racusin

Corinne Moss-Racusin

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I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College. Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, working with Dr. John Dovidio and Dr. Jo Handelsman. I completed my Ph.D. in March of 2011 at Rutgers University, working primarily with Dr. Laurie Rudman, and also with Dr. Diana Sanchez. I studied Psychology, Creative Writing and French at New York University, and completed my senior honors thesis with Dr. Madeline Heilman on the topic of negative reactions to women who fail to behave in a female sex-typed way. I then worked as research assistant at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity with Dr. Kelly Brownell, completing projects on bias and stereotyping directed towards overweight individuals.

My work focuses on understanding and ameliorating inequality within institutions. Generally, I am interested in stereotyping processes and diversity, gender roles, and implicit social cognition. More specifically, I have focused on the ways in which stereotypes shape behavior, social judgments, and self-regulation, and how these in turn impact intergroup relations and the equitable treatment of stigmatized group members. To this end, my research falls into three basic themes: (1) the professional consequences of perceived gender stereotype violations for both women and men; (2) the factors responsible for undermining women’s self-promotion success; and 3) how the goal to be egalitarian shapes people’s attitudes about prejudice in the face of difficult hiring decisions involving diverse applicants.

Additionally, newer projects investigate the causes and seek to ameliorate persistent discrimination against women and racial minorities in science (by providing the first evidence and revealing the underlying mechanism of science faculty gender bias against undergraduate students, and testing a nationwide intervention designed to reduce faculty racial and gender bias). In addition to experimental laboratory studies, my work utilizes computerized reaction time data collection and internet-based sampling methods. I also employ statistical techniques such as path analysis, multilevel modeling for dyadic and nested data analysis, and structural equation modeling.

Primary Interests:

  • Attitudes and Beliefs
  • Gender Psychology
  • Group Processes
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Person Perception
  • Political Psychology
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Social Cognition

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The Biases that Blind Us: How Gender Stereotypes Constrain Opportunities for Women in STEM


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  • Introductory/General Psychology
  • Psychology of Women and Gender
  • Research Methods
  • Social Psychology

Corinne Moss-Racusin
Department of Psychology
Skidmore College, Tisch Learning Center
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
United States of America

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