Elena V. Stepanova
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My broad areas of interest are: (1) social cognition, specifically (a) conceptualization of social categories and (b) effects of alcohol on social judgments; and (2) cross-cultural research, particularly explicit and implicit ethnic attitudes.
In the conceptualization of social categories line of research, I explore the effects of within-group variability on person perception, implicit and explicit ethnic prejudice and stereotyping, and perceptions of attractiveness. Recently, I started investigating the link between alcohol-related cues and racial biases; this research is supported by ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research (2011-2013). For details, please see:
http://www.abmrf.org/grant_project_profiles.asp
In my cross-cultural line of research, I address these effects internationally, examining the moderating role of socio-cultural context. Many of my research projects address applied issues as well (e.g., the reduction of prejudice).
I will be accepting graduate students for FALL 2019 admissions.
For more information, please visit my lab web page at http://socialcognitionand.wixsite.com/scbl
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Intergroup Relations
- Person Perception
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
- Social Cognition and Behavior Laboratory
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Journal Articles:
- Dent, R., Hagiwara, N., Stepanova, E. V., & Green, T. (in press). The role of feature-based discrimination in driving health disparities among Black Americans. Ethnicity and Health. DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1398314
- Dunham, Y. Dotsch, R., Clark A. R., & Stepanova E. V. (2016). The development of White-Asian categorization: Contributions from skin color and other physiognomic cues. PLOS ONE, 11(6): e0158211. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158211
- Dunham, Y., Stepanova, E. V., Dotsch, R., & Todorov, A. (2015). The development of race-based perceptual categorization: skin color dominates early category judgments. Developmental Science, 18, 469-483.
- Gilad, C., & Stepanova, E. V. (2015). The effect of religious priming on attitudes toward homosexuality. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 20 (4), 188-196.
- Patihis, L., Jackson, C. E., Diaz, J. C., Stepanova, E. V. & Herrera, M. E. (in press). Culture and memory: Black American college students report more memory of love for mothers in childhood than White students. Psychological Reports.
- Stepanova, E. V., Bartholow, B. D., & Saults, J. S., & Friedman, R.S. (in press). Effects of exposure to alcohol-related cues on racial discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2325
- Stepanova E. V., Bartholow, B. D., Saults, J. S., & Friedman, R. S. (2012). Alcohol-related cues promote automatic racial bias. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Stepanova, E. V., Bartholow, B. D., & Saults, J. S., Friedman, R.S., *Chi, J. & Hollis, A. M. (2018). Effects of exposure to alcohol-related cues on racial prejudice. Social Psychology, 49, 113-124.
- Stepanova, E. V. & Brown, A. L. (in press). Alcohol priming and blame attribution in an acquaintance rape vignette. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
- Stepanova, E. V., & Strube, M. J. (2018). Attractiveness as a function of skin tone and facial features: Evidence from categorization studies. The Journal of General Psychology, 145, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2017.1394811
- Stepanova E. V., & Strube, M. J. (2012). The role of skin color and facial physiognomy in racial categorization: Moderation by implicit racial attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Stepanova, E. V., & Strube, M. J. (2012). What’s in a face? The role of skin tone, facial physiognomy, and color presentation mode of facial primes in affective priming effects. Journal of Social Psychology, 152(2), 212-227.
- Stepanova, E. V., & Strube, M. J. (2009). Making of a face: Role of facial physiognomy, skin tone, and color presentation mode in evaluations of racial typicality. Journal of Social Psychology, 149(1), 66-81.
- Stepanova, E. V., Strube, M. J., & Hetts, J. J. (2009). They saw a triple lutz: Bias and its perception in American and Russian newspaper coverage of the 2002 Olympic figure skating scandal. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39(8), 1763-1784.
- Stepanova, E. V., Strube, M. J, & Yablonsky, G. S. (2013). Now one is Russian, now one is not: Ethnic attitudes and categorization effects in the Russian Federation. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 2(2), 85-99.
- †Bekafigo, M. A., †Stepanova, E. V., Eiler, B. A., Noguchi, K., & *Ramsey, K. L. (in press). The effect of group polarization on opposition to Donald Trump. Political Psychology. †shared first authorship
- †Cothran, D. L., †Stepanova, E. V., & Barlow, K. R. (2017). Studying guilt perception in Millennials: Unexpected effects of suspects’ race and attractiveness. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 36 (4), 379–399. doi: 10.1177/0276236617696718 †shared first authorship.
- Stepanova, E. V., Strube, M. J, *Limes, D., & *Clote, L. E. (2016). Pictorial race activation in priming measures. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 38, 223-239. doi:10.1080/01973533.2016.1201484
Other Publications:
- Stepanova E. V. (2013). Cross-ethnicity effect (Face recognition). In K. Keith (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Psychology. (pp. 286-288). Wiley-Blackwell.
- Stepanova, E. V. & Hagiwara, N. (2016). Category-Based and Feature-Based Bias: Measurement and Application. In M. Casas, L. Suzuki, C. Alexander, and M. Jackson (Eds.) Handbook of Multicultural Counseling (4th Edition).
Courses Taught:
Elena V. Stepanova
School of Psychology
Owings-McQuagge Hall
118 College Drive, #5025
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
United States of America
- Phone: (601) 266-4342
- Skype Name: elenavstepanova