Sapna Cheryan is a faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She is a social psychologist who conducts research on stereotypes, prejudice, identity, and belonging.
Early Life and Educational Background
Sapna Cheryan was born in Urbana, IL, in 1977. She earned her B.A. in American studies and psychology from Northwestern University and a PhD in psychology from Stanford University. Her undergraduate advisor was Galen Bodenhausen, and her graduate advisor was Benoît Monin.
Professional Career
Sapna Cheryan has been on faculty at the University of Washington since 2007. In 2012–2013, she was a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City, and in 2016–2017, she was a visiting fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin. Her work has been cited...
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Cheryan, S., & Monin, B. (2005). Where are you really from? Asian Americans and identity denial. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 717–730.
Cheryan, S., Plaut, V. C., Davies, P., & Steele, C. M. (2009). Ambient belonging: How stereotypical cues impact gender participation in computer science. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1045–1060.
Cheryan, S., Ziegler, S., Montoya, A.M., & Jiang, L. (2017). Why are some STEM fields more gender balanced than others? Psychological Bulletin, 143, 1–35.
Guendelman, M., Cheryan, S., & Monin, B. (2011). Fitting in but getting fat: Identity threat as an explanation for dietary decline among U.S. immigrant groups. Psychological Science, 22, 959–967.
Siy, J. O., & Cheryan, S. (2013). When compliments fail to flatter: American individualism and responses to positive stereotypes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 87–102.
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Vianna, L. (2017). Cheryan, Sapna. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_133-1
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