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Rebecca S. Bigler, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
CURRICULUM VITAE
Email: bigler@psy.utexas.edu
Phone: 471-9917 Lab: 471-6261
Office: SEA 5.210, Lab: SEA 1.218 (A-E)
Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab
See also Developmental Psychologyy, Children's Research Lab
"Dr. Rebecca Bigler regrets that she is unable to accept new graduate students for the 2010-2011 academic year."
Rebecca S. Bigler received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests are social cognition in children, gender role development, racial stereotyping.
Courses
UNDERGRADUATE:
- Psy 304, Introduction to Child Psychology
- Psy 365G, Gender and Racial Attitudes
GRADUATE:
- Psy 394K, Fundamentals of Social and Personality Development
Selected Publications
Bigler, R. S., Averhart, C. J., & Liben, L. S. (2003). Race and the workforce: Occupational status, aspirations, and stereotyping among African American children. Developmental Psychology, 39, 572-580.
Brown, C. S., & Bigler, R. S. (2004). Children's perceptions of gender discrimination. Developmental Psychology, 40, 714-726.
Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2006). Preschool children's attention to environmental messages about groups: Social categorization and the origins of intergroup bias. Child Development, 77, 847-860.
Bigler, R. S., & Liben, L. S. (2006). A developmental intergroup theory of social stereotypes and prejudice. In R. V. Kail (Ed.), Advances in child development and behavior (Vol. 34, pp. 39-89). San Diego: Elsevier.
Bigler, R. S., & Liben, L. S. (2007). Developmental intergroup theory: Explaining and reducing children's social stereotyping and prejudice. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 162-166.
Bigler, R. S., & Hughes, J. M. (in press). The nature and origins of children's racial attitudes. In J. Banks (Ed.), The Routledge international companion to multicultural education. New York: Routledge.
Bigler, R. S., Arthur, A. E., Hughes, J. M., & Patterson, M. M. (in press). The politics of race and gender: Children's perceptions of discrimination and the U. S. presidency. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.
