Brenda Straka, Ph.D.

Another paper to end 2024! @BrendaCStraka @adam_stanaland & I show that kids use mutual intentions (I want to join a group + that group wants me to join) for gender & race group membership! BUT this is earlier (age 3) for gender & later (age 5) for race onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…

New paper from our @NSF Collaborative grant testing the minimal group paradigm across racial groups in the US! Minimal group effects hold but exploratory analyses show stronger effects with older kids & White kids @BrendaCStraka @yarrowdunham #psychology sciencedirect.com/science/authSh…

Happy Halloween from the MOSAIC Lab! 👻🎃 While we're usually uncovering the mysteries of social identity and cognition, today we’re embracing the spooky spirit! 🧠✨ Our team gathered at the Main Quad with a very special guest—Luna, dressed as the cutest cow around! 🐄 #uiuc

Our very own graduate student, Sherlock Liu, has been awarded the Clara Mayo Award from @SPSSI ! "Racialized Emojis: Exploring Racial Biases in Online Interactions", is set to explore how people perceive skin-tone-modified emojis in digital conversations. 👍👍🏻👍🏾 #UIUC

🌟Sherlock proudly represented MOSAIC Lab at MPA in Chicago, IL! 🏙️ She shared her first-year project on how the multiple Identity mindset may influence cross-racial interactions. 🧠💬An incredible opportunity to learn about science and connect with amazing people! ✨ #2024MPA

🌟Made it to MUCSC Conference! Teresa presented our model testing how Multiracial individuals navigate social exclusion and belonging. Lilian presented on how people with different races/ethnicities perceive racialized emojis.👏 Proud moment for the MOSAIC Lab! #uiuc #psychology

First up at the #selfandidentity preconference @SPSPnews is @jdremedios showing her work showing first the bias in focusing on part-White identified Multiracial people in the field…#spsp2024

🎉 Exciting News! Our lab is thrilled to announce the release of @BrendaCStraka 's latest paper in Developmental Psychology! 🧠👧🏽👦🏻 Discover how kids' perceptions of socioeconomic status predict inclusion behavior and resource allocation. 🔗psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-35…

🎉Shoutout to our graduate student, Sherlock! Her poster presentation 'Developing Tools to Manipulate Different Types of Fit: Workplace Statements Evaluation' is headed to #SPSP2024! 🏆 She's also won the Diversity Graduate Registration stipend. Catch her in San Diego!

🥳Welcome to my new lab, the Minds on Social groups and Identity Cognition Lab (MOSAIC) @UIUCMosaicLab 🥳 publish.illinois.edu/mosaic-lab/ I'll be considering grad applications this cycle so reach out if you're interested in social identities, belonging, and exclusion @PsychIllinois