Lab News
January 2025: Congratulations to Izilda-Pereira-Jorge! Izilda received the UB Psychology DEI research grant for research on identity-safety cues in medical spaces!
April 2024: The LTP Lab is moving! Dr. Chaney will begin a
position at the University at Buffalo in Fall 2024.
April 2024: Congratulation to Izilda Pereira-Jorge for
successfully defending her Master's Thesis examining how
norms of prejudice confrontations impacted anticipated
costs and benefits for future confrontations!
March 2024: Congratulations to Dr. Flora Oswald who has received a grant
from UConn IBACS in collaboration with Drs. Garr-Schultz & Chaney
(and honorary member Fernie!) examining "Visual attention to environmental
signals of belonging"!
March 2024: Congratulations to Dr. Flora Oswald who
has accepted a tenure-track position at the
University of South Carolina, beginning Fall 2024!
December 2023: Congratulations to Duc Pham! Duc has
received a Clara Mayo research grant from SPSSI!
December 2023: Congratulations to Utopia Su! Utopia has
received the PCLB undergraduate research grant!
November 2023: Congratulations to Izilda Pereira-Jorge!
Izilda was awarded a 2023 Mini Research Grant from the
International Society for Self & Identity (ISSI).
August 2023: The LTP lab is excited to welcome Dr. Flora Oswald!
Dr. Oswald is joining UConn as an Assistant Research Professor
and will be working with Drs. Chaney & Garr-Schultz.
May 2023: Congratulations to Duc Pham on successfully
defending his Masters Thesis! Keep an eye out
for this great research looking at lay theories of prejudice and culture.
May 2023: Congratulations to Emma Parkes! Emma successfully
completed her honors thesis in the LTP Lab and
graduated with honors from UConn.
March 2023: Congratulations to Emma Parkes! Emma has received
the PCLB undergraduate research grant for her honors thesis.
February 2023: The LTP Lab enjoyed a successful SPSP
conference in Atlanta! Emma Wedell presented a talk on prejudice
confrontation styles, Duc Pham presented a poster on intraminority
allyship, Izilda Pereira-Jorge presented a poster on
organizational Pride statements, and Dr. Chaney presented a talk
on organizational diversity statements.
October 2022: Congratulations to Duc Pham on receiving a
SPSP Diversity Travel Award! Duc will be presenting his research
on intraminority allyship and discrimination.
August 2022: The LTP Lab is excited to welcome Izilda
Pereira-Jorge! Izilda is interested in research
on allyship claims and lay theories of prejudice.
May 2022: Congratulations to DR. Andrew Cortopassi for successfully
defending his dissertation! Dr. Cortopassi will be joining Rutgers
University in August as a postdoctoral research fellow.
May 2022: Congratulations to Marley Forbes on graduating from
UConn! Marley completed independent research in the LTP Lab
and will be attending University of Maryland
next year to begin her PhD training!
December 2021: Congratulations to Emma Wedell! Emma
has received the Clara Mayo Grant from SPSSI for research
on perceptions of prejudice confrontations.
August 2021: The LTP Lab is excited to welcome Duc Pham
and Emma Wedell! Duc is interested in research on
lay theories and activism; Emma is interested in
research on prejudice confrontations.
May 2021: Congratulations to Marley Forbes! Marley has received
a SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fund) Award from UConn.
Marley will be conducting research on perceptions of LGBTQ+ student groups during the summer.
