2 Colchester Avenue
John Dewey Hall, Rm 360
Burlington, VT 05405-0134
United States
- B.A. Purdue University, 1974
- M.S. Purdue University, 1977
- Ph.D. Purdue University, 1979
BIO
I am interested in how people who are stigmatized (devalued) by society cope with the prejudice and discrimination they face. I also study factors that promote or inhibit claims of prejudice by stigmatized people and the expression of prejudice by nonstigmatized people. Examples of current research includes studies of:
- how people with HIV/AIDS cope with the stigma of this illness.
- the relationship of community attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS and perceptions of stigma by people with HIV/AIDS who live in those communities.
- what explains the negative reactions that people have to a stigmatized person (an African American) who says he or she was discriminated against even when the complaint is very justified.
- what influences whether women actively confront sexist behavior in their social interactions.
Laboratory
The Person Environment Zone Projects (PEZ) attempt to better understand how people cope with the stigma of HIV/AIDS.
Publications
Bio
I am interested in how people who are stigmatized (devalued) by society cope with the prejudice and discrimination they face. I also study factors that promote or inhibit claims of prejudice by stigmatized people and the expression of prejudice by nonstigmatized people. Examples of current research includes studies of:
- how people with HIV/AIDS cope with the stigma of this illness.
- the relationship of community attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS and perceptions of stigma by people with HIV/AIDS who live in those communities.
- what explains the negative reactions that people have to a stigmatized person (an African American) who says he or she was discriminated against even when the complaint is very justified.
- what influences whether women actively confront sexist behavior in their social interactions.
Laboratory
The Person Environment Zone Projects (PEZ) attempt to better understand how people cope with the stigma of HIV/AIDS.