Lab DirectorMaureen Craig is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. She completed her undergraduate studies at Purdue University, earned her PhD from Northwestern University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Psychology Department at Ohio State University. Her primary research interests are in understanding the ways in which diversity and inequality shape people's relations with others, their basic social cognitive processes, and how these processes impact political attitudes and behavior (for a further description, please see her faculty page or the lab's Research page). In her off time, she likes to run, bike, and explore the trails in North Carolina. [OSF page] [View CV] |
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Affiliated Post-Doctoral FellowsKoji Takahashi received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining the Diversity and Social Processes Lab, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Social Impact Lab at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he did social impact research and consulted MBA students doing strategic projects for nonprofits in the Chicago metro area. His research aims to understand specific motives that make people receptive or resistant to information about pressing social issues. Specifically, his research how political attitudes and social identities jointly impact receptivity to information about racial inequality. Outside of the lab, he enjoys cooking, eating good food with great people, and entertaining his dog’s shameless need to win the hearts and treats of strangers. [View Website] |
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| Ilayda Orhan received her BS in Cognitive Science from Yale University in 2021. Her thesis project explored the underlying mechanisms of ingroup favoritism in minimal groups. Her research interests are in understanding how people interact with the social hierarchies they are situated in: what leads them to engage in reparative action to reduce inequality, what leads them to sustain it, or even exacerbate it. Outside of the lab, she enjoys doing karaoke, hosting/attending game nights, and attending concerts/stand-up shows/plays. |   |
Lab ManagerAndrea Camacho Garron(she/her) graduated from The University of British Columbia with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. Her research interests are in understanding how identity shapes people’s perception of change, how systemic inequality affects stigmatized populations, and what can we do to reverse these processes. She is also passionate about expanding social psychology research beyond the Global North. Outside of the lab she enjoys dancing different styles, exercising, and trying new food with good company. |
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