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We are not currently looking for new research assistants. We will begin reviewing RA applications for the Spring 2026 semester near the end of the Fall 2025 semester.

Thank you for your interest in the Diversity and Intergroup Relations Lab! Our lab seeks to understand how social contexts affect intergroup attitudes, particularly among racial and ethnic groups. We confront the causes and consequences of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination using social psychological theory and experimental methods, while integrating insights from other disciplines (e.g., sociology, political science).

To join the lab as a research assistant, you must be able to commit to working in the lab for at least 2 semesters for at least 3 hours per week.

Please complete the following information.

Name (First and Last Name):

Gender pronouns (e.g., she, he, they):

Race (check all that apply):

Asian / Asian American
Black / African American
Latino / Hispanic / Latino American / Hispanic American
Middle Eastern / Middle Eastern American
Native American / Alaskan Native / American Indian
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
White / White American
Another racial group if unlisted:

Email:

GPA (if you have attended more than one college/university, please list the current or most recent):

Major(s) or Intended Major(s):

What semester would you like to begin working? (e.g., "Spring 2025")

Please describe your research interests and the topics you are interested in studying. Discuss how your research interests connect with our lab's work (around 1 paragraph).

You can follow this link for more information about our lab's research.

Please describe what you are hoping to get out of this lab experience. What are your short-term goals, and how would this research assistant position help you achieve these goals (around 1 paragraph)?

Please describe your long-term career goals, and how they may connect to this research assistant position (around 1 paragraph).

Please describe the qualities and skills you would be able to contribute to our lab (around 1 paragraph).

Which psychology classes have you taken or are currently taking? Please include the full name of the course(s).

Below is a list of tasks that may be assigned to you as a research assistant. Please indicate your experience with each task.

Below is a list of tasks that may be assigned to you as a research assistant. Please indicate your experience with each task.
	Have prior experience
Recruiting participants	Have prior experience
Running participants in experiments	Have prior experience
Passing out questionnaires on campus	Have prior experience
Programming surveys in Qualtrics	Have prior experience
Entering data in Excel	Have prior experience
Writing Excel formulas	Have prior experience
Analyzing data in SPSS	Have prior experience
Analyzing data in R	Have prior experience
Doing literature searches	Have prior experience
Editing images in Photoshop	Have prior experience
Writing Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications	Have prior experience
Coding qualitative responses	Have prior experience
Proofreading research papers	Have prior experience
Writing research papers	Have prior experience
Creating survey materials	Have prior experience

Here are some of the current research questions we are studying. Please rate your level of interest in working on these projects.

Here are some of the current research questions we are studying. Please rate your level of interest in working on these projects.
	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested
How do racial stereotypes lead to the exploitation and exclusion of people of color?	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested
How are feelings of solidarity among people of color impacted by the forms of discrimination that different communities experience?	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested
What are the mechanisms underlying racial discrimination against mortgage loan applicants?	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested
How do people react to ingroup members who don't conform to group stereotypes?	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested
What explains bias against gay people who are teachers (or occupy other jobs that influence social values and beliefs)?	Not at all interested	Slightly interested	Moderately interested	Extremely interested

In what capacity are you interested in joining the lab? You may choose to volunteer in the lab or work for PSYC479 course credit.

PSYC479 is course credit that goes toward your psychology degree. See here for more information about PSYC479. We strongly encourage all research assistants to receive course credit for their participation in lab.

Research assistant for 479 credit
Volunteer without 479 credit (current UMD student)
Volunteer without 479 credit (not a current UMD student)

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