The Major Lab: Social, Self, and Identity
I was offerred a position as a research assistant for Dr. Major's Self and Social Identity Lab during Spring quarter of this year. So far, I have learned about research methods, physiological data collection, and many new tricks on Qualtrics.
"Our research addresses how people cope with prejudice, discrimination, devalued social identities, and stressful life events. We are particularly interested in psychological resilience - the personality characteristics and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral strategies that enable people to maintain their sense of self-esteem and well-being and strive despite negative life events and adversity. The main focus of our current research is the psychology of stigmatization. Ongoing studies examine factors that affect people's likelihood of seeing themselves as targets of discrimination, their cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physiological responses to perceived discrimination, and the implications of how people cope with discrimination for their psychological well-being."