The mixed-race population has increased by 32% over the last ten years, yet the bulk of psychology research has not studied this population and how they may differ in their behavior and racial perceptions from their monoracial counterparts. In fact, as of the year 2000, 1 in 40 Americans identified themselves as multiracial (Lee & Bean, 2004), with 70% of the multiracial population being under 35 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). It is anticipated that this multiracial population will increase to around 21% of the general population by the year 2050 (Smith & Edmonston, 1997), demonstrating how important it is for people in today’s society and in research to begin focusing on not only how people from multiracial backgrounds develop and feel, but how others perceive them as well.
Publications
Rozek, C., & Gaither, S. E. (conditional acceptance). Fitting in: Multiracial adolescents’ perceptions of belonging in school. Journal of Early Adolescence Special Issue.
Albuja, A. F., Sanchez, D. T., & Gaither, S.E. (conditional acceptance). Intra-race intersectionality: Identity denial among dual-minority biracial people. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
Gaither, S. E., Chen, J. M., & Rule, N. (2019). Perceptions and experiences of (people with) unconventional identities. Self & Identity, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2020.1711802.
Skinner, A. L., Perry, S. P., & Gaither, S. E. (2019). Not quite monoracial: Biracial stereotypes explored. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online version. doi: 10.1177/0146167219858344.
Albuja, A. F., Sanchez, D. T., Cipollina, R., Gaither, S. E., & Straka, B. C. (2019). Psychophysiological stress responses to bicultural and biracial identity denial. Journal of Social Issues, 75, 1165-1191. doi: 10.1111/josi.12347.
Straka, B. C., Gaither, S. E., Acheson, S. K., & Swartzwelder, H. S. (2019). “Mixed” Drinking Motivations: A Comparison of Majority, Multiracial, and Minority College Students. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Advance online version. doi: 10.1177/1948550619883294.
Gaither, S. E., Fan, S. P., & Kinzler, K. D. (2019). Thinking about multiple identities boosts children’s flexible thinking. Developmental Science, e12871.
Albuja, A. F., Sanchez, D. T., & Gaither, S. E. (2019). Identity questioning: Antecedents and consequences of prejudice attributions. Journal of Social Issues, 75, 515-537. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12322
Albuja, A. F., Sanchez, D. T., & Gaither, S. E. (2018). Identity denied: Comparing bicultural and biracial dual identities and psychological health outcomes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 416-430. doi: 10.1177.0146167218788553
Babbitt, L. G., Gaither, S. E., Toosi, N. R., & Sommers, S. R. (2018) The role of gender in racial meta-stereotypes and stereotypes. Social Cognition, 36, 589-601. doi: 10.1521/soco.2018.36.5.589
Babbitt, L. G., Gaither, S. E., Toosi, N. R., & Sommers, S. R. (2018). The role of gender in racial meta-stereotypes and stereotypes. Social Cognition, 36, 589-601. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2018.36.5.589
Pauker, K., Meyers, C., Sanchez, D. T., Gaither, S. E., & Young, D. M. (2018). A review of the multiracial malleability: Identity, categorization, and shifting racial attitudes. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/spc3.12392
Albuja, A. F., Sanchez, D. T., & Gaither, S. E. (2018). Fluid racial presentation: Perceptions of contextual “passing” among biracial people. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 77, 132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2018.04.010
Gaither, S. E. (2018). The multiplicity of belonging: Pushing identity research beyond binary thinking, Self and Identity, 17, 443-454. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2017.1412343
Gaither, S. E., Goldberg, A., Gidney, C, & Maddox, K.B. (2015). Sounding Black or White: Priming identity and biracial speech. Frontiers in Personality and Social Psychology, 6, 457. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00457
Gaither, S. E. (2015). “Mixed” results: Multiracial research and identity explorations. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 144-119. doi: 10.1177/0963721414558115
Gaither, S. E., Remedios, J. D., Sanchez, D. T., & Sommers, S. R. (2015). Thinking outside the box: Multiple identity mindsets affect creative problem solving. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 596-603. doi: 10.1177/1948550614568866SPPS.2015
Gaither, S. E., Remedios, J. D., Schultz, J. R., & Sommers, S. R. (2015). Priming White identity elicits stereotype boost for biracial Black/White individuals. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 18, 778-787. doi: 10.1177/1368430215570504
Howell, J., Gaither, S. E., Ratliff, K. A. (2014). Caught in the middle: Defensive responses to IAT feedback among Whites, Blacks, and Biracial Black/Whites. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 373-381. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614561127
Gaither, S. E., Chen, E., Corriveau, K., Harris, P., Ambady, N., & Sommers, S. R. (2014). Monoracial and biracial children: Effects of racial identity saliency on social learning and social preferences. Child Development, 85, 2299-2316. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12266
Gaither, S. E., Wilton, L., Young, D. (2013). Perceiving a presidency in Black (and White): Four years later. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Special Issue: The Social Psychology of the 2012 US Presidential Election, 14, 7-21. doi: 10.1111/asap.12018