Her research interests include psychological aspects of prejudice, identity, and diversity, and the intersection of these topics with law and policy. She is a fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, as well as the recipient of the Sage Young Scholars Award, the James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Award, the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize. She is the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Russell Sage Foundation. She currently serves as Associate Editor at Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.