Apr 12, 2021 | Articles about the lab, essentialism, Facial recognition, Jess Leffers, John Coley, Psychology Department, Publications, race
This past February, Jessica Leffers, fifth year doctoral student in the CORE Lab, published her work in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Her work examined the role of culture in racial essentialism – the belief that members racial...
Jul 27, 2020 | Psychology Department, race, Science Education
We are excited to tell you that the College of Science at Northeastern University is a sponsor of Black In Neuro Week, which is happening from today to August 2, 2020. It will be a week full of programs and activities for students and faculty to learn about...
Feb 18, 2020 | Articles about the lab, Collaborators, essentialism, Jess Leffers, Publications, race
As of January 2020, Jessica Leffers, 4th year PhD student in the CORE Lab, is spending a few months in Ireland collecting data and working in Dr. Aidan Feeney’s lab at Queen’s University Belfast. Dr. Feeney is a frequent collaborator of the CORE Lab and...
Jan 28, 2020 | Anthropomorphism, Articles about the lab, Awards, Conferences, Education, Emily Dahlgaard Thor, essentialism, Jess Leffers, John Coley, Presentations, Publications, race, Science Education
Several projects from the CORE Lab were accepted to Boston’s 2020 Eastern Psychological Association Conference this upcoming March at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. EPA is one of the oldest psychological associations in the United States and their main goal is to...
Nov 26, 2018 | essentialism, Presentations, race
Dr. Tara Mandalaywala visited the CORE Lab to present during our weekly lab meeting where she talked about her research on psychological essentialism and racial prejudice. Dr. Mandalaywala is a principal investigator and assistant professor at the University of...
Apr 20, 2018 | essentialism, Facial recognition, Jess Leffers, Presentations, Psychology Department, race
PsyClub (Psychology Club) is an on-campus club that hosts meetings once a week for undergraduate students interested and passionate about all things psychology at Northeastern. At one of PsyClub’s most recent meetings on Wednesday April 11th, the CORE Lab’s...