Julie Spencer-Rodgers

Institution University of California, Santa Barbara Current Position Assistant Research Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley, 2005 Research Interests Culture/Ethnicity Emotion Gender Health Intergroup Relations Prejudice/Stereotyping Research Methods/Assessment Self/Identity Social Cognition Laboratory Self and Intergroup Relations Laboratory   Julie Spencer-Rodgers Department of Psychology University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California 93106 United States Home Page Work: (805) 280-8092 Home: (805) 576-7677 My research interests lie in the areas of social stigma, cultural psychology, social cognition, and quantitative psychology. People are both perceivers and targets of others' perceptions. Hence my research examines various psychological phenomena both from the perspective of the social perceiver (e.g., stereotyping and prejudice) and that of the target (e.g., coping with social stigma). The types of questions I seek to answer in my research include: Are there cultural differences in how lay people perceive themselves, the social groups to which they belong, and how they respond to the negative perceptions of others? What role does culture play in the construction of the self, and what implications does culture have for psychological well-being? My professional honors include the "best paper of the year" in intercultural relations (2004 Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award), Division 9 of APA (SPSSI). Journal Articles: Spencer-Rodgers, J., Boucher, H. C., Mori, S., Wang, L., & Peng, K. (2009). The dialectical self-concept: Contradiction, change, and holism in East Asian cultures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 29-44. Spencer-Rodgers, J., Boucher, H. C., Peng, K., & Wang, L. (2009). Cultural differences in self- verification: The role of naïve dialecticism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 860-866. Spencer-Rodgers, J., & Collins, N. L. (2006). Risk and resilience: Dual effects of perceptions of group disadvantage among Latinos. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 729-737. Spencer-Rodgers, J., Hamilton, D. L., & Sherman, S. J. (2007). The central role of entitativity in stereotypes of social categories and task groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 369-388. Spencer-Rodgers, J., Peng, K., Wang, L., & Hou, Y. (2004). Dialectical self-esteem and East-West differences in psychological well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1416-1432. Spencer-Rodgers, J., Williams, M. J., Hamilton, D. L., Peng, K., & Wang, L. (2007). Culture and group perception: Dispositional and stereotypic inferences about novel and national groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 525-542. Spencer-Rodgers, J., Williams, M. J., & Peng, K. (2010). Cultural differences in expectations of change and tolerance for contradiction: A decade of empirical research. Personality and Social Psychology Review.

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