About
MY BACKGROUND
Aerielle Allen is a Faculty Fellow in the Department of Psychology at New York University. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Connecticut, an M.A. in General Experimental Psychology from California State University - Northridge, and received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California - Los Angeles.
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Her research broadly focuses on how both societally advantaged (e.g., White individuals, cis-gender males) and disadvantaged (e.g., racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities) group members perceive, cope, and respond to information about inequality. She is interested in the broader implications of knowledge about inequality for social justice and public health disparities. By taking an interdisciplinary and mixed methods approach, her goal is to shed light on how information about inequality and injustice can be harnessed towards empowering members of stigmatized and disadvantaged groups and motivate and prompt action towards change among advantaged groups.
When she is not reading, writing, or having a one-sided debate with data syntax, you can find her working with her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., binging Netflix, HBO series, and Law & Order: SVU, or taking her fur babies, Wall-E and Eve, on a nature adventure. Aren’t they the cutest?
Aerielle invites you to explore her website to get a better sense of who she is as a scholar and activist for social justice.
Education
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
2020
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, Social Psychology emphasis Certificate of Quantitative Research Methods
Advisors: Felicia Pratto & Colin W. Leach
2015
California State University, Northridge
M.A., General Experimental Psychology
Advisors: Debbie S. Ma & Bradley McAuliff
2013
University of California, Los Angeles B.A., Psychology
Advisor: Jenessa Shapiro
Teaching Experience
WHAT I'VE TAUGHT
Instructor of Record
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Spring 2020
Social Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Summer 2019
Social Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Summer 2017
Introduction to Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Lab Instructor or Teaching Assistant
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Spring 2020
Introduction to Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Fall 2019
Academic Positions
WHERE I’VE WORKED
2020 - Present
Provost Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow, New York University
Department of Psychology
Principles of Research in Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Spring 2015
Introduction to Psychology, Department of Psychology, California State University Northridge
Fall 2014
Grants
Prejudice and Discrimination Capstone, Department of Psychology, California State University Northridge
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Current Grant
2020
National Science Foundation (BCS-182384)
Structural solidarity: The influence of group disadvantage on intergroup relations​
Role: Research Fellow (PI: Maureen Craig, Ph.D.)
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Prior Grant
2015 - 2019
National Institute of Mental Health (T32 MH074387)
Training in Social Processes of HIV/AIDS
Role: Trainee (PI: Seth C. Kalichman, Ph.D.)
Fall 2019
Guest Lecturer​
Social Influence
Social Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences,
University of Connecticut
Fall 2018
Social Determinants of Health
Social Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences,
University of Connecticut
Spring 2017
Obedience and Compliance
Introduction to Social Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences,
University of Connecticut
Skills & Research Interests
WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE
Quantitative: Multiple Regression
Structural Equation Modeling
Exploratory Factor Analysis
Psychometric Analysis
Software: SPSS, R, STATA, LIWC, Qualtrics
Intergroup Relations
Social and Criminal Justice
Health Disparities
Collective Action
Racial Inequality & Stigma
Awards & Honors
WHERE I SHINE
2020 - New York University Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
2018 - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Graduate Student Diversity Travel Award
2018 - University of Connecticut Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award
2017 - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Grants-in-Aid Program Award
2017 - Society for Personality and Social Psychology Diversity Award
2015 - California State University Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Fellowship Award
2014 - California State University Northridge, Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (MBRS) Graduate Fellowship Award California 2014 - State University Northridge, Psychology Creative Endeavors Award
2013 - California State University Northridge, Psychology Graduate Equity Award
2012 - University of California Los Angeles, Psychology Research Opportunity Award
2011 - University of California Los Angeles, National Pan-Hellenic Council at UCLA Dr. Gale E. Wyatt Scholar Award
2009 - University of California Los Angeles, Miller and Shigemura Scholarship Award