Allison L. Skinner University of Washington

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1 Education Allison L. Skinner 2015 Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Experimental Psychology (emphasis Social Psychology) Minor: Quantitative Psychology 2009 M.A., California State University, Chico Psychological Science 2005 B.A., California State University, Chico Major in Psychology, Cum Laude Academic Appointments May 2015 present Postdoctoral Scholar (emphasis Social and Developmental Psychology), Institute of Learning and Brain Sciences Research Interests Publications Causes and consequences of subtle social bias (e.g., prejudice) The spread of social biases Exposing existing social biases *Undergraduate co-author Journal Articles Skinner, A. L. & Cheadle, J. (in press). The "Obama effect"? Priming contemporary racial milestones increases implicit racial bias among Whites. Social Cognition. Skinner, A. L., & Hudac, C. M. (2017). Yuck, you disgust me! Affective bias against interracial couples. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 68, doi: /j.jesp Lai, C. K., Skinner, A. L., Cooley, E., Murrar, S., Brauer, M., Devos, T., Calanchini, J., Xiao, Y. J., Pedram, C., Marshburn, C. K., Simon, S., Blanchar, J. C., Joy-Gaba, J. A., Conway, J., Redford, L., Klein, R. A., Roussos, G., Schellhaas, F. M. H., Burns, M., Hu, X., McLean, M. C., Axt, J. R., Asgari, S., Schmidt, K., Rubinstein, R., Marini, M., Rubichi, S., Shin, J. L., & Nosek, B. A. (2016). Reducing implicit racial preferences: II. Intervention effectiveness across time. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145(8), doi: /xge Skinner, A. L., & Haas, I. J. (2016). Perceived threat associated with police officers and Black men predicts support for policing policy reform. Frontiers in Psychology, 7:1057. doi: /fpsyg Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Camillus, J. C. (2015). Ambivalent sexism in context: Hostile and benevolent sexism moderate bias against female drivers. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 37, doi: /

2 Skinner, A. L., & Nicolas, G. (2015). Looking Black or looking back? Using phenotype and ancestry to make racial categorizations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 57, doi: /j.jesp *Nicolas, G., & Skinner, A. L. (2012). That s so gay! General negative usage of the word gay increases implicit anti-gay bias. Journal of Social Psychology, 152, doi: / Other Publications Nicolas, G. & Skinner, A. L. (in press). Constructing race: How people categorize others and themselves in racial terms. In H. Cohen & C. Lefebvre (Eds.), Handbook of Categorization in Cognitive Sciences, 2 nd Edition (pp. XXX-XXX). London, UK: Elsevier. Skinner, A. L. (2013). A review of Social neuroscience: Toward understanding the underpinnings of the social mind. Developmental Neuropsychology, 38(2), 1-2. doi: / Stevenson, M. C., Sorenson, K. M., Skinner, A. L., & Dzwario, R. A. (2011). Impact of race on perceptions of adolescent sex offenders. In M. Paludi (Ed.), The Psychology of Teen Violence and Victimization (pp ). California: Praeger Publishers. Skinner, A. L., Sorenson, K. M., & Stevenson, M. C. (2011). Is public support for sex offender registration policies driven by a desire to protect society or punish offenders? In N. M. Palmetti & J. P. Russo (Eds.), The Psychology of Punishment (pp ). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers. Manuscripts Under Review and in Preparation Skinner, A. L., Olson, K. R., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2016). Early Childhood Experiences and Intergroup Bias. Manuscript under review. Skinner, A. L., Meltzoff, A. N. & Olson, K. R., (2016). Catching social bias: Exposure to biased nonverbal signals creates social biases in preschool children. Manuscript under review. Stevenson, M., Farnum, K., & Skinner, A. L. (2016). Victim socioeconomic status shapes perceptions of juvenile sex offenders: Applications of attribution theory. Manuscript under review. Skinner, A. L. & Cheadle, J. (2016). Can stereotypes be protective? Using stereotype-consistent behavior to moderate the effects of ostracism in dynamic social interactions. Manuscript in preparation. Skinner, A. L. & Olson, K., R. (2016). Is prejudice contagious? Exposure to biased nonverbal signals can create implicit social biases. Manuscript in preparation. Chaired Symposia Skinner, A. L., & Olson, K. (2016, October). Psychological contagion: Examining the spread of attitudes, affect, and physiology (Speakers: Sarah Waters, Suzanne Dikker, Allison L. Skinner, & Laurie Santos). Symposium held at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Conference in Santa Monica, CA.

3 Skinner, A. L., & Pauker, K. (2015, February). Bias contagion: Evidence of the spread of social bias through subtle social cues (Speakers: Sarah A. Lamer, Amanda Williams, Allison L. Skinner, & Gina Roussos). Symposium held at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference in Long Beach, CA. Skinner, A. L., & Kille, D. R. (2014, May). Investigating ambiguous and multifaceted social targets to better understand social perception (Speakers: Nicholas Rule, Kristin Pauker, David R. Kille, & Allison L. Skinner). Symposium held at the Association for Psychological Science Convention in San Francisco, CA. Skinner, A. L. (2014, May). How to get published: Guidance from journal editors (Speakers: Richard E. Lucas, Jelte M. Wicherts, Nora S. Newcombe, & Jessica L. Tracy). Symposium held at the Association for Psychological Science Convention in San Francisco, CA. Conference Papers Skinner, A. L. & Olson, K. R., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2016, September). Social bias contagion: Exposure to biased nonverbal signals creates social biases in children. Presentation at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Conference in Santa Monica, CA. Skinner, A. L. & Cheadle, J. (2015, September). The "Obama effect"? Priming contemporary racial milestones increases implicit racial bias among Whites. Presentation at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Conference in Denver, CO. Skinner, A. L. & Haas, I. (2015, August). Perceived threat associated with police officers and Black men predicts support for policing policy reform. Presentation at the Pacific Conference for Prejudice and Culture in Bellingham, WA. Skinner, A. L. & Hudac, C. M. (2015, February). Is prejudice contagious? Evidence of when and how social bias spreads. Presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference in Long Beach, CA. Skinner, A. L., Hudac, C. M., & Molfese, D. L. (2014, May). Ugh you disgust me! Evidence of dehumanization of interracial couples. Talk presented at the Association for Psychological Science Convention in San Francisco, CA. Stevenson, M. C., Skinner, A. L., & Farnum, K. S. (2013, March). The complex effects of race in juvenile rape cases: Classic Black victim devaluation, novel defendant race effects. Talk presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Portland, OR. Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., *Fowler, S. (2012, March). Female driver stereotypes and attribution of responsibility in a civil automobile accident trial. Talk presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Juan, PR. Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Breault, M. (2011, May). Anti-Arab prejudice extends beyond terrorist stereotypes: Arabs are blamed for car accidents more than Caucasians. Winner of the Research on Socially and Economically Underrepresented Populations (RiSE-UP) Research Award and invited symposium at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington, D.C. *Fowler, S., & Skinner, A. L. (2011, April). The impact of obesity on a civil trial. Paper presentation at the Mid- America Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Richmond, IN.

4 *Nicolas, G., & Skinner, A. L. (2011, April). That s so gay!: Relationship between the use of the word gay as a negative term unrelated to sexual orientation and negative attitudes towards homosexuality. Paper presentation at the Mid-America Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Richmond, IN. University Talks 2016, Social and Personality Area, Seattle, WA (in preparation) 2016 Yale University, Developmental Area, New Haven, CT 2016 University of British Columbia, Social Area, Vancouver, BC Poster Presentations Hudac, C. M. & Skinner, A. L. (2014, May) Arbitrary social decisions moderate the effect of ostracism. Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science Convention in San Francisco, CA. Skinner, A. L. & Hudac, C. M. (2014, February). When is prejudice contagious? Evidence that equality messages enable the spread of non-verbal bias. Presentation at the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX. Nicolas, G. & Skinner, A. L. (2014, February). Black enough? Racial ancestry and phenotypic features differentially predict racial categorizations and stereotyping of Black-White biracials. Presentation at the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX. Skinner, A. L., Hudac, C., & Molfese, D. (2014, February). Reactions to interracial couples: A social neuroscience perspective. Presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX. Skinner, A. L., & Molfese, D. L. (2013, May). Are you minority enough? Racial phenotypicality predicts perceptions of workplace racial discrimination. Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington, DC. Skinner, A. L., & Stevenson, M. C. (2013, January). Ambivalent sexism and attitudes toward female drivers. Presentation at the Society Personality and Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA. Skinner, A. L., & Stevenson, M. C. (2012, May). Discrimination against Asian drivers: Asian Driver Stereotypes Scale construction and validation. Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Chicago, IL. Farnum, K. S., Skinner, A. L., *von Kampen, R., *Sadler, E. G., Gervais, S. J., & Wiener, R. L. (2012, April). My eyes are up here: Sexual harassment through the lens of objectification and affective forecasting theories. Presentation at the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE. *Fowler, S., Skinner, A., & Hall, S. (2012, April). The impact of weight and gender on a civil trial. Paper presentation at the University of Southern Indiana s Endeavor Awards for Research and Creativity Symposium, Evansville, IN.

5 Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & *Fowler, S. (2012, March). Juror demographic characteristics as predictors of case judgments in a civil automobile accident trial. Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Juan, PR. Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Sorenson Farnum, K. (2012, January). Juvenile defendants who rape different-race victims are treated more punitively. Presentation at the Society Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA. Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Breault, M. (2011, May). Anti-Arab prejudice extends beyond terrorist stereotypes: Arabs are blamed for car accidents more than Caucasians. Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington, D.C. Skinner, A. L., *Fowler, S., & *Fitzgerald, K. (2011, April). The effects of driver race and gender on civil case judgments. Poster presentation at the University of Southern Indiana s Endeavor Awards for Research and Creativity Symposium, Evansville, IN. *Nicolas, G., & Skinner, A. L. (2011, April). That s so gay!: Relationship between the use of the word gay as a negative term unrelated to sexual orientation and negative attitudes towards homosexuality. Poster presentation at the University of Southern Indiana s Endeavor Awards for Research and Creativity Symposium, Evansville, IN. Skinner, A. L., Stevenson, M. C., & Camillus, J. (2011, March). Are Asians better or worse drivers than Caucasians? Men and women disagree. Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society conference, Miami, FL. Stevenson, M. C., Skinner, A. L., & Sorenson, K. M. (2011, March). Juvenile defendants who rape Black versus White victims are perceived as particularly dangerous. Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society conference, Miami, FL. Sorenson, K. M., Stevenson, M. C., & Skinner, A. L. (2011, March). When does juvenile rape make sense? Victim socioeconomic status shapes perceptions of juvenile sex offenders. Presentation at the American Psychology-Law Society conference, Miami, FL. Grants Submitted and Received Eason, A. & Skinner, A. L. (Fall, 2015). Smiling from the other side of the tracks: The role of neighborhood segregation and nonverbal behavior in intergroup bias. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Q&pAy Competition, semifinalist. Skinner, A. L. (Fall, 2014). Examining the effects of major discrimination and social exclusion on identity affirmation and affect. Warden Research Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Psychology Department, $350. Skinner, A. L. (Spring, 2013). The relationship between target obesity and gender stereotypes. Warden Research Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Psychology Department, $300. Skinner, A. L., & Molfese, D. (Spring, 2012). Biracial individuals and perceptions of hostile work environment harassment. Minority Affairs Committee Diversity Research Award, American Psychology Law Society, $500.

6 Skinner, A. L., *Fowler, S., & *Fitzgerald, K. (Spring, 2011). The effects of driver race and gender on civil case judgments. Endeavor Faculty Developed Project Award, University of Southern Indiana, $3,280. *Nicolas, G., & Skinner, A. L. (Fall, 2010). That s so gay! How implicit and explicit attitudes toward homosexuality relate to the use of the word gay as a negative term, perceived as unrelated to sexual orientation. Endeavor Undergraduate Project Award (faculty mentor), University of Southern Indiana, $900. Honors and Awards 2015 NCID Exemplary Diversity Scholar Award, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), University of Michigan 2015 Student Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2015 Warden Travel Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2014 Warden Travel Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2014 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2013 Fellow, National Science Foundation, Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology 2013 Dean s Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2012 Warden Travel Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2012 Travel Assistance Award, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus 2012 American Psychology Law Society, Diversity Research Award 2011 Warden Travel Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2011 RiSE-UP Research Award, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus 2011 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship 2011 Othmer Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2009 Inducted into the Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Graduate Honors, California State University, Chico 2005 Inducted into The Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Undergraduate Honors, California State University, Chico 2005 Inducted into Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology 2003 Dean s List, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, California State University, Chico 2003 Honors List, Butte College Research Positions Postdoctoral Researcher,, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (Dr. Andrew Meltzoff) & the Social Cognitive Development Lab (Dr. Kristina Olson) Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Neurosociology Lab (Dr. Jacob Cheadle) Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Objectification, Affective Forecasting, and Sexual Harassment project (Dr. Richard Wiener & Dr. Sarah Gervais) Lab Manager, University of Evansville, Psychology and the Law Laboratory (Dr. Margaret Stevenson) Selected Media Coverage The Wire: Are People Really Okay With Interracial Marriage? The Brain Could Provide Some Answers (2016) Top of Mind with Julie Rose: Bias Towards Interracial Marriage (2016)

7 Salon: Most people are accepting of interracial marriage, right? The brain shows a different story (2016) The Stranger: Americans May Not Be As Open To Mixed-Race Couples As They Think, UW Study Says (2016) WCBS News Radio 880: Interracial Couples: Study Shows Hidden "Disgust" (2016) Washington Post: People say they approve of interracial couples, but studies uncover bias (2016) Fusion: Why you re probably not as comfortable with interracial couples as you say you are (2016) Motherboard: Study Questions How 'Tolerant' People Really Feel About Interracial Couples (2016) Pacific Standard: Despite Progress, Many Still Find Interracial Marriage Icky (2106) Aussie Network News: Interracial Couples Face Bias and Disgust, Study Reveals (2016) Elite Daily: Mixed-Race Couples Disgust People, Says Really Depressing Research (2016) NET Nebraska's PBS and NPR Station: Nebraska Research Works To Identify Race Roles In Police Reform (2016) Omaha World Herald: UNL professor finds ties in perceived threats and support for police reform (2016) Ad Hoc Reviewer Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Child Development; Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology; Developmental Neuropsychology; Politics, Groups, and Identities; Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; Social Cognition; Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience; Social Psychological and Personality Science Quantitative Methods Training Fundamentals of Research Design and Data Analysis 1 & 2 Fundamentals of Multivariate Modeling General Linear Models Multilevel Models for Longitudinal and Repeated Measures Data Generalized Models Bayesian Methods Advanced Multilevel Modeling Latent Trait Measurement and Structural Equation Models Statistical packages: SPSS, SAS, Mplus Additional Training and Skills Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology: Automaticity and Control, instructed by Bertram Gawronski & Jeffrey Sherman (Summer, 2013) Net Station, E-Prime, Qualtrics, Microsoft Office Suite, Mechanical Turk Video/photo editing: Magix Movie Edit Pro, Psychomorph, FaceGen EEG/ERP training workshop (Summer, 2012) Campus-wide Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants (Summer, 2011) Advising Experience Akshata Ketkar: Social Cognitive Development Lab, Summer 2016 Qianru (Tiffany) Yang: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2016

8 Megan Nguyen: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2016 Keisha Hays: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2016 Gabrielle Lindquist: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2016 Makenzie Muilenburg: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2016 Markayla Roland: Social Cognitive Development Lab, 2015 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vicki Liu: Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program, Alyssa Meyer: Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program, Association for Psychological Science Christopher Petsko: Student Caucus Mentorship Program, University of Southern Indiana Sharona Fowler: Endeavor Award for Research and Creativity, Gandalf Nicolas: Endeavor Award for Research and Creativity, Teaching Experience EEG/ERP Methods Training Workshop Instructor/Instructional Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE Summer, 2012 (enrollment = 8) Summer, 2013 (enrollment = 7) Research Methods and Data Analysis Lab Instructor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE Taught two sections Spring, 2013 (enrollment = 20-22) Psychology of Social Behavior Instructor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE Fall, 2012 (enrollment = 20) Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology II Instructor, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN Spring, 2011 (enrollment = 14) Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology I Instructor, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN Taught in Fall, 2010 (enrollment = 17); Spring, 2011 (enrollment = 15) Life-Span Developmental Psychology Instructor, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN Taught two sections in Fall, 2010 (enrollment = 30-31); two sections in Spring, 2011 (enrollment = 30-32); one section in Summer, 2011 (enrollment = 14) Lifetime Health and Fitness Lecturer, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO Taught two sections in Spring, 2010 (enrollment = 70-75) Personality Psychology Teaching Assistant, California State University, Chico Assisted in two sections in Spring, 2008 Professional Affiliations Association for Psychological Science Society for Personality and Social Psychology American Psychological Association

9 Professional and Departmental Service 2016 Graduate Travel Award Reviewer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2014 Student Research Award Reviewer, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Board Member, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Student Notebook Editor, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus 2013 Convocation Coordinator, The Role of Non-Targets in the Confrontation of Prejudice: Ambiguity, Gender, and Affect (presented by invited scholar, Cheryl Dickter) 2013 Student Research Award Reviewer, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Graduate Student Mentor, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus 2012 Conference Coordinator, Pre-Conference: Current and Future Topics in Social Psychology and Law, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Diego, CA 2012 Research Reviewer, American Psychology-Law Society Conference, San Juan, PR 2012 Conference Volunteer, Association for Psychological Science Conference, Chicago, IL University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Representative, Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus Membership Committee Member, APA Division 37 s Section on Child Maltreatment and Neglect 2011 Conference Coordinator, Program of Excellence Conference on Justice, Conflict, and Well-being, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Reviewer, American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Miami, FL 2011 Session Moderator, Mid-America Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, Richmond, IN Conference Volunteer, American Psychology-Law Society Conference, Miami, FL 2010 Faculty Reviewer for Student Portfolios, Truman Portfolio Project, Truman State University 2010 Student Research Evaluator, Psi Chi Research Conference, Truman State University 2010 Student Poster Award Reviewer, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV