Bailey Identity and Social Cognition Lab
How can we create a more inclusive, equitable society for all?
When you think of a "person," who comes to mind? Does your language influence how you think about different social groups? If you think of an identity as biologically caused versus socially constructed, does that matter? Why do children and adults tell more stories about boys than girls?
Led by Dr. April H. Bailey at the University of New Hampshire, the BIAS lab investigates questions about social groups from a social cognitive perspective.
We study beliefs and biases about gender, race, sexual orientation, and other group dimensions. We also address concepts, essentialism, impression formation, nonverbal behavior, and power alongside applied consequences of social biases for psychological well-being, organizational leadership, legal decision-making, and fairness in AI. Our research has been featured in popular outlets including Scientific American and Psychology Today.
The BIAS lab is currently recruiting a PhD student during this 2023-2024 application cycle! Please see our Join Us! page for more information.
Research and Media Highlights
2023: Bailey, A. H., & Knobe, J. (2023). Biological essentialism correlates with (but doesn’t cause?) intergroup bias. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
2023: Dr. Bailey spoke about our research on the Opinion Science podcast
2022: Bailey, A. H., Williams, A., & Cimpian, A. (2022). Based on billions of words on the internet, PEOPLE = MEN. Science Advances. (Media Coverage)
Lab News
2023: Dr. Bailey presented research led by PhD student Trish Burkins at the SESP conference in Wisconsin.
2023: Sofía Briones joined the BIAS lab as a research coordinator. Welcome Sofía!
2023: Dr. Bailey shared the BIAS lab's research with psychology departments around the country and around the world! Thank you to UCONN, NYU Abu Dhabi, Maryland and others for having us.
2023: The BIAS Lab welcomed research assistants Cade, Courtney, Mi, Will G., Will C., Abigail, Sadie, and Niko to the lab. Welcome!
2023: The BIAS Lab presented research posters at the Live Free Symposium in Durham, New Hampshire.
2023: Research Coordinator Nich DiMaggio is accepted to the Chicago Booth School of Business Behavioral Science PhD Program. Congratulations Nich!
2023: The BIAS Lab was awarded a research grant and summer funding through the Global, Racial, and Social Inequality Lab at UNH.
2023: The BIAS Lab welcomed research assistants Alexandra, Erin, and Paige to the lab.
2022: The BIAS Lab is founded at the University of New Hampshire.
From left: Erin, Dr. Bailey, Paige and Alexandra presenting at the Live Free Symposium (Spring 2023)