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LTP Lab Members
Kim Chaney, PhD
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Assistant Professor of Psychology
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Our lab's research focuses on lay theories of prejudice—theories everyday people have about the ways prejudice operates in society—, prejudice confrontations, and allyship claims. By examining basic and applied questions about how people perceive, experience, and combat prejudice in their day to day lives, our research aims to broaden our understanding of prejudice and stigma, especially as it relates to cognitive, health, and behavioral outcomes.
Graduate Students
Sherika Caliste
My name is Sherika Caliste. I completed my B.S. in Psychology at Howard University and then my MSW at Hunter College. I am currently a 4th year PhD student at UB. My research interests include intersectionality, with a particular focus on Black mothers, well-being, and intergroup relationships.
Izilda Pereira-Jorge
My name is Izilda Pereira-Jorge. I completed my B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and then became a lab manager at the Diversity Science Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. I am currently a 3rd year PhD student at UB. My research interests include perceptions of prejudice, allyship, and diversity cues. I enjoy hiking, painting, and being overcaffeinated with friends in my free time.
Undergraduate Researchers
Fall 2025
Ivan Mui Terrell Thompson Kelsey Solomon Mackenzie Mesi Tanner Lesniowski
Lab Alumni
Minh Duc Pham, PhD
Duc was a graduate student in the LTP lab (2021-2025) and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Columbia University.
Flora Blanchette-Oswald, PhD
Flora was a post-doctoral researcher in the LTP lab (2023-2024) and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.
Andrew Cortopassi, PhD
Andrew completed his dissertation in the LTP lab (2022) and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
Undergraduate Researchers
Marley Forbes | Honors Thesis Student
Emma Parkes | Honors Thesis Student
Colleen Pokorney
Mike Rotondo
Tong (Utopia) Su | PCLB Grant
Abigail Fisher
Laura Vincent
Gail Boahen
Arunima Chaturvedi
Avery Lipkin
Avery Calhoun
Tara Salani-Bathija
Mia Thompson
Morgan Keating
Sonata Black
Yuval Hellerman
Alexis Demitroff
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