My research investigates pathways to positive intergroup relations by examining the factors that inhibit and promote positive intergroup contact. I use a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to examine three main questions: What factors facilitate positive intergroup contact? How do stigmatized and non-stigmatized individuals respond to stigma-related threats during intergroup contact? What factors promote social change in the form of personal behavior or collective action?

Primary Interests:

Applied Social Psychology
Culture and Ethnicity
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Gender Psychology
Helping, Prosocial Behavior
Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting
Political Psychology
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Research Methods, Assessment
Self and Identity
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Applied Social Psychology
Culture and Ethnicity
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Gender Psychology
Helping, Prosocial Behavior
Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting

Political Psychology
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Research Methods, Assessment
Self and Identity
Sexuality, Sexual Orientation

Research Group or Laboratory:

Social Justice and Intergroup Relations Laboratory
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Books:

Tropp, L. R., & Mallett, R. K. (Eds.). (2011). Moving beyond prejudice reduction: Pathways to positive intergroup relations. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Journal Articles:

Mallett, R.K., Huntsinger, J.R., Sinclair, S. & Swim, J.K. (2008). Seeing through their eyes: When group-based emotions motivate collective action on behalf of an outgroup. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 11, 453-472.
Mallett, R.K., Huntsinger, J.R., & Swim, J.K. (2011). The role of system-justification motivation, group status and system threat in directing support for hate crimes legislation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 384-390.
Mallett, R.K & Swim, J.K. (2009). Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Proactive Coping with Racial Discrimination. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 31, 304-316.
Mallett, R. K., & Swim, J. K. (2007). The influence of inequality, responsibility, and justifiability on reports of group-based guilt for ingroup privilege. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 10, 57-69.
Mallett, R. K., & Swim, J. K. (2005). Bring it on: Self-protective coping by targets of discrimination. Motivation and Emotion, 29, 411-441.
Mallett, R. K. & Wagner, D. E. (2011). The Unexpectedly Positive Consequences of Confrontation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 215-220.
Mallett, R.K., & Wilson, T.D. (2010). Increasing Positive Intergroup Contact. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 382-387.
Mallett, R.K., Wilson, T.D. & Gilbert, D. (2008). Expect the unexpected: Failure to Anticipate Similarities Leads to an Intergroup Forecasting Error. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 265-277.

Other Publications:

Mallett, R. K., & Swim, J. K. (2004). Collective guilt in the United States: Predicting support for social policies that alleviate social injustice. In N. R. Branscombe & B. Doosje (Eds.), Collective Guilt: International Perspectives (pp. 56-74). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Courses Taught:

Applied Social Psychology
Prejudice and Intergroup Relations
Research Methods for Psychology
Social Psychology

Applied Social Psychology
Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Research Methods for Psychology
Social Psychology

Robyn Mallett
Department of Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
United States

Phone: (773) 508-3028