Ludwin Molina, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology
Contact Info
Lawrence
1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
I am a professor at the University of Kansas in the Department of Psychology. I am an intergroup relations researcher with interests in construction of national identity, immigration, and group-based hierarchies.
Education —
Specialization
Intergroup relations, immigration, national identity, social issues
Research —
My program of research examines how group identities (e.g., race) and group-based power asymmetries (e.g., high versus low status) influence group relations. In general, my research considers the tension between diversity and national unity. Employing multiple methods and diverse samples, I test theory-based hypotheses concerning 1) the impact of ethnic group membership on the interface of ethnic and national identities, 2) the role that symbolic concerns of identity (e.g., American=White) have on immigration attitudes, and 3) the effects of recognition of valued subgroup identities on identifying with the superordinate group (e.g., nation).
Research interests:
- intergroup relations
- national identity
- diversity
- immigration
- power
- group hierarchy
- compensatory control
- race and sports
- contact conditions
Teaching —
As a professor, I have emphasized a major strength of our discipline, which is the relevance of our field’s findings to everyday life. My primary goal is that they learn to value and practice being critical consumers of information which is a hallmark of psychological science.
- social psychology
- psychology and social issues
- intergroup relations
- political psychology
- immigration
- diversity science
- field and survey research methods
- social psychology and film
- social justice