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Evan Apfelbaum
Graduate Student
Tufts University
Psychology Department
490 Boston Ave.
Medford, MA 02155 |
About me
A unique social climate has emerged in contemporary society
wherein considerations relevant to diversity and intergroup
relations have become both increasingly familiar and contentious. I
examine how individuals negotiate such environments and the extent
to which their efforts affect performance, perception, cognition,
and behavior. My research investigates the strategies individuals
use to navigate intergroup contact, including why, and under what
conditions, efforts to facilitate positive outcomes become
ironically counterproductive. My work also examines when such
strategies emerge developmentally and what situational factors are
most likely to shape their practice. I investigate such issues at
both intra- and interpersonal levels of analysis, integrating
domains of social, cognitive, and developmental psychology. Across
multiple programs of study, I utilize a broad array of
methodological approaches, ranging from social interaction paradigms
and field work in elementary schools to remote infrared eye-tracking
and computer-based assessments of cognitive efficiency. Above all,
my research is unified by the pursuit of theoretically innovative
science that carries practically important implications for
real-world outcomes.
Please see my
personal
website for more information.
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