Alyssa Croft

Assistant Professor, Social Psychology

Director, Social Roles and Identity Lab

Psychology 456 (Office)
Psychology 438 A-B (Labs)

Pronouns:

She, Her, Hers

Research Interests:

Understanding how the self-concept is changed by social roles and societal expectations.
Examining the effects of group membership on perceptions and evaluations of the social world.
Identifying ways to promote positive and productive interactions within and between social groups.

Updated: 07/06/22

Selected Publications:

Croft, A., Schmader, T. & Block, K. (2015). An under-examined inequality: Cultural and psychological barriers to men’s engagement with communal roles. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 19, 343-370. doi: 10.1177/1088868314564789
Croft, A., Schmader, T., Block, K., & Baron, A.S. (2014). The second shift reflected in the second generation: Do parents’ gender roles at home predict children’s aspirations? Psychological Science, 25, 1418-1428. doi: 10.1177/0956797614533968
Schmader, T., Croft, A., Whitehead, J., & Stone, J. (2013). A peek inside the target’s toolbox: How stigmatized targets deflect prejudice by invoking a common identity. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 35, 141-149. doi: 10.1080/01973533.2012.746615
Croft, A. & Schmader, T. (2012). The feedback withholding bias: Minority students do not receive critical feedback from evaluators concerned about appearing racist. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1139-1144. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.04.010
Schmader, T., Croft, A., Scarnier, M., Lickel, B., & Mendes, W. B. (2012). Implicit and explicit emotional reactions to witnessing prejudice. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 15, 379-392. doi: 10.1177/1368430211426163

Courses Taught:

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 11/16/22