Cutting Edge Research

My current research is on prejudice and discrimination based on gender, race-ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability, as well as multicultural and cross-cultural research dealing with micro-aggressions.  Such research enlarges the range of extant theories.  I welcome graduate students from any sequence who are interested in minority issues to join my cross-cultural lab and/or write their thesis on this important topic.  I am also a mentor to undergraduates interested in research apprenticeship opportunities (e.g., independent study--PSY 290), which allow them to learn valuable skills, such as working as a team, managing data, collecting data, and interacting with research participants.  Feel free to stop by my office in DeGarmo Hall, room 409, to discuss this opportunity further.

This page was revised on August 15, 2017.


E-mail: erdesou@ilstu.edu | Phone: (309) 438-7836 | Mail: Department of Psychology, Campus Box 4620, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4620 |