Research Areas:
Religious identity and reasoning about outgroups
How does thinking about our religious ideals influence the way we think about religious outgroups?
Select Publications:
Thinking about God discourages dehumanization of religious outgroups.
God values the lives of my outgroup more than I do: Evidence from Fiji and Israel.
Political identity and nationwide problem solving
How does political identity influence how we approach problems on a national level?
Manuscript in Prep
“If Only” in America: Counterfactual thinking in response to politicized negative events.
Gratitude and interpersonal relationships
It’s easier to notice negative forces holding us back than positive ones helping us forward. The one exception? Other people.