I am currently a second year Honours Psychology undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo with a prospective double major in Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies. My research interests include the study of interpersonal relationships in Social Psychology.
Hilary (hburbank@uwaterloo.ca) received her Bachelors in Psychology and German Studies from Stanford University in 2003. After studying in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar and working at Stanford as a lab manager, she went on to complete her Ph.D. in Psychology and Social Policy from Princeton University in 2012.
White People’s In-the-Moment Support to Black People Following Racial Discrimination
(Dis)Comfort Disclosing and Discussing Experiences of Racism Across Racial Lines
Hopes and Fears: Contrasting Expected Versus Desired Reactions to Disclosures of Discrimination
BA Honours Psychology
Combating Stereotypes About the Sexuality of People with Disabilities
Perceptions of Social Support in Response to Racism: Consequences of White People Validating Versus Reframing Racial Discrimination
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive)
Sexuality, Relationships, and Families Minor
BA Honours Psychology
BA Honours Psychology
Patricia Colaco served as lab manager from 2022-2023 before going on to pursue graduate studies at York University.
Egalitarian yet Unequal? Gender Stereotyping in Romantic Relationships [MA]
Correlates and Consequences of Misjudging Romantic Partners’ Work and Family Priorities [PhD]
Live Conversations About Lived Experiences of Racism: Personal Goals and Perceived Partner Motives for Social Support
Intersectional Invisibility: Whose Discrimination Experiences Are Recognized?
She Said, He Said: Critical Feedback from Potential Female (vs. Male) Coworkers Signals Lack of Support for Women in Male-Dominated Careers
Effects of Social Support in Response to Racism on Psychological Well-Being Among People of Colour
BSc Biology, Psychology Minor
Perceived Psychological Standing to Challenge Discrimination: Members of Disadvantaged Groups Bear the Burden of Action Yet Face More Backlash
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive)
Addictions, Mental Health, and Policy Minor
Women Engineers Contend with Collective Threat: Effects on Friendship Networks
BA Honours Psychology
Tyler Hartwig served as lab manager from 2016-2019 before going on to pursue medical school at the University of Toronto.
BSc Honours Psychology
Focusing on inclusion (vs. leadership) boosts gender bias recognition and intended action [co-authored paper]
A Metamotivational Approach to Understanding Managers’ Beliefs About Motivationally Diverse Teams in the Domain of Regulatory Mode
BA Psychology and Legal Studies
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive)
English Minor
The Downside of Self-Presentation: Hidden Costs for Learning and Enjoyment in Interactions
Using Self-Affirmation to Persuade: Convincing Male Engineers to Respect Female Engineers
Interethnic Ideology and Shifting Stereotype Content
How Students' Referent Networks Influence Career Choices
The Validation of the GOAL Questionnaire
BA Honours Psychology
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive)
Sexuality, Relationships, and Families Minor
When Message Meets Messenger: Effects on Felt Responsibility and Antiracist Beliefs
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive) and Legal Studies
Neuroscience Minor
BA Honours Psychology (Research Intensive)
Closets Breed Suspicion: Environments that Stigmatize Concealable Identities Raise Doubts about Claims to Contrasting Non-Stigmatized Identities
BA Psychology (Research Intensive)
BA Honours Psychology
Identity-Based Variation in How Organizational Cues Impact Expected Inclusion
Can I (Still) Trust You? Betrayal Type and Reparative Motives Matter in Romantic Relationships
BSc Biomedical Sciences
Standard vs. Strategic Communication: Negative Inferences via Innuendo
Advice Giving Gone Awry: Do Gender Stereotypes Shape Advice Giving?
BA Social Development Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies
Human Rights and Legal Studies Minor
Collective Threat for STEM Women Predicts Friendship and Academic Integration [MA]
A "Bad Apple" or a "Spoiled Barrel"?: Observing Overt Racism Predicts Diverging Perceptions of Racism and Race Relations in America [PhD]
Rachel Yavnai served as lab manager from 2016-2018 before going on to a graduate program in social work at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Do Media Portrayals of Discrimination in Canada and Abroad Shape Perceptions of Anti-Chinese Racism?