Jordan Cortesi

Advisor: Monica Biernat, PhD

Research Lab: Biernat Lab, Cultural Psychology Research Group (CPRG)

I am a 5th year Social Psychology PhD Student. My research primarily falls within a cultural, political, and critical race psychology framework. I am interested in the (mis)perception of racial progress and ignorance of racial inequality/racism, particularly as they relate to ethnic-racial identity (e.g. Whiteness) and how such ignorance functions to legitimize and reproduce racial inequality. I am particularly interested in the cultural artifacts, beliefs, ideologies, and identity-relevant processes that afford such ignorance such as neoliberalism, colorblind racism, narratives of racial progress, conceptions of racism, and investment in Whiteness or Patriotism. I am additional pursuing a graduate certificate in post-secondary teaching and have taught (primarily) statistics the last couple years for the department.