Priming Racial Resentment Without Stereotypic Cues
The prevailing theory on racial priming argues that counterstereotypic images of African Americans neutralize racial resentment. This study challenges...
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White Americans' Reactions to Racial Disparities in Covid-19
I fielded a survey experiment on a nationally representative sample of 591 white Americans to test whether exposure to information about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on Black people influenced white Americans’ opinion about COVID-19 policies. I found that racially prejudiced white Americans who were exposed to the treatment diminished the importance of wearing a face mask.
Are Black State Legislators More Responsive to Emails Associated with NAACP vs. BLM?
We fielded an experiment on a sample of approx. 400 Black state legislators to test whether they would be more responsive to an email that mentioned the...