Dr. Weisz received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2017. Dr. Weisz's research centers on understanding how stigma and societal stereotypes can contribute to academic and health disparities between advantaged and disadvantaged social groups. One of his lines of research focuses on understanding how stigma based on intersecting social identities can harm students’ academic achievement, and how brief social-psychological interventions can be used to combat this underachievement. His other line of research focuses on understanding the mental and physical health consequences of possessing stigmatized identities that can be concealed or hidden from others (e.g., mental illness; low social class), and how people can effectively cope with this form of stigma (e.g., disclosure, social support).