Cheryl R Kaiser

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

University of Washington

Cheryl Kaiser is an Assistant Professor in the UW Department of Psychology. She is affiliated with the Social/Personality and Diversity Science Research Areas.  Broadly speaking, her research examines the self and social perception, particularly as these topics relate to prejudice and intergroup relations. Much of her research examines factors that affect whether individuals perceive prejudice-related threats, their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to these threats, and the implications of how they cope with these threats for well being and interpersonal relationships. She is also interested in the application of this research for law and legal processes.

Cheryl has published numerous papers in leading outlets in her field, including Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Psychological Science. Her research has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (2001-2003; 2004-2006), the National Science Foundation (2005-2006; 2008-2011), UW's Royalty Research Fund (2007-2008), and UW's Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (2008-2009). She is a recipient of the 2009 SAGE Young Scholars Award, awarded by the Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology. She has served on the editorial boards for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, European Journal of Social Psychology, Social Psychological and Personality Science, and British Journal of Social Psychology.