{"id":12,"date":"2018-07-02T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.wustl.edu\/template\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:47:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/spia\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- tailor:tailor_section:5f22f315e94d1 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tailor-element tailor-section tailor-5f22f315e94d1\">\n<div class=\"tailor-section__content\"><!-- tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tailor-element tailor-content tailor-5f22f315e94d2\">\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wustl.edu\/spia\/files\/2018\/07\/cropped-eve_postersession_2016-04281133201-wnu5pa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-729 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wustl.edu\/spia\/files\/2018\/07\/cropped-eve_postersession_2016-04281133201-wnu5pa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/spia\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cropped-eve_postersession_2016-04281133201-wnu5pa.jpg 940w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/spia\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cropped-eve_postersession_2016-04281133201-wnu5pa-300x102.jpg 300w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/spia\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cropped-eve_postersession_2016-04281133201-wnu5pa-768x262.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d2 --><!-- tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d3 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tailor-element tailor-content tailor-5f22f315e94d3\">\n<h3>Welcome to the SPIA Lab at\u00a0the University of Washington!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d3 --><!-- tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d4 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"tailor-element tailor-content tailor-5f22f315e94d4\">\n<p>Professor Clara L. Wilkins directs the Social Perception and Intergroup Attitudes Lab. Our research focuses on prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. Our recent work primarily focuses on examining the causes of dominant groups\u2019 perceptions of victimization and the consequences of those perceptions for intergroup relations. Our research aims to understand social inequity to minimize its negative effects on individuals, groups, and society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the questions our research addresses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">What causes individuals who have traditionally been seen as perpetrators of bias (e.g. White people, men, Christians) to perceive their groups as victims of discrimination? What are the consequences of perceiving victimization for marginalized groups (e.g. LGBTQ+)?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">How do people perceive dominant groups\u2019 discrimination claims?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">How do dominant groups react to social change (e.g., perceived privilege loss or demographic fluctuation)? What are the implications of these changes for immigration attitudes?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">How do race and religion interact to affect intergroup attitudes?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Does expressing bias make some individuals feel more connected to their social group?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To read more about this work, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/spia\/wilkins\/\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SPIA\u00a0<em>will<\/em> be considering graduate students for Fall 2026. <\/strong>More information available under &#8220;join the lab&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/tailor:tailor_content:5f22f315e94d4 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/tailor:tailor_section:5f22f315e94d1 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the SPIA Lab at\u00a0the University of Washington! Professor Clara L. Wilkins directs the Social Perception and Intergroup Attitudes Lab. Our research focuses on prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. Our recent work primarily focuses on examining the causes of dominant groups\u2019 perceptions of victimization and the consequences of those perceptions for intergroup relations. 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