Updates from SPARQ

Executive Director MarYam Hamedani is a fellow for the Association of Psychological Science (APS).

Co-Director Jennifer Eberhardt has been added to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Heritage Wall.

Research from SPARQ investigates how cultural defaults may impact how different countries responded to COVID and what this could mean for future health policy.

Research from Erik Santoro and Co-Director Markus examines how unsolicited, prescriptive advice can make women feel less respected, powerful, and trusting.

Check out our December 2024 newsletter for updates and highlights from the past year from the SPARQ team and our affiliates. Happy holidays and best wishes for the new year!

Scientific American details how SPARQ’s policing work began a decade ago, and where we are now.

New research from Co-Director Markus and colleagues shows how your social class can impact whether you believe you contribute to society.

This fall, SPARQ partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative and the Stanford Center for Racial Justice on an immersive course.

Executive Director Dr. MarYam Hamedani is a 2024 Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

New work from SPARQ team demonstrates the power of narrative films to reduce prejudice and increase support for criminal justice reform.

New research from SPARQ shows how conversations about race and racism can be silenced online and what social media platforms can do about it.

Recent convening led by Co-Director Jennfier Eberhardt discusses the untapped potential of body-worn camera footage as data.

SPARQ Faculty Affiliate Sara Constantino joins Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability.

New research from SPARQ shows how body-worn camera footage of police officers can be leveraged as large-scale data to study the effectiveness of police training.

New research by SPARQ Health Director Alia Crum and colleagues explores the intricate connection between mindset, vaccine side effects, and immune response.

Postdoc fellow Efraín García Sánchez and colleagues study how people in Spain and Colombia view redistributive policies and social inequality.

According to new research from Program Manager Xiao Ge and Co-Director Hazel Markus, AI developers must consider how diversity matters.

In Psychology Today, PJ Henry draws on Co-Director Hazel Markus and Sapna Cheryan's work.

New research from Co-Director Hazel Markus, Research Scientist Camilla Griffiths, and colleagues shows how an intervention led to positive culture change in the classroom.

The New York Times highlights Faculty Co-Director Jennifer Eberhardt's findings on racial bias in the death penalty.