We explore a variety of social psychological research questions related to issues of group-based stereotyping and discrimination. Specifically, our studies have examined the factors that contribute to police shootings, the punishment of norm violators, discrimination of stigmatized individuals in the workplace, male allyship for gendered social causes, and self-regulatory strategies for reducing the expression of bias. Our research has been published in various peer-reviewed psychology journals that cover social, organizational, gender, and legal topics, and is frequently presented at the annual conferences for the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
Selected Publications
Mendoza, S. A., & Phelps, N. P. (2022). Diversity trainings. Psychology in the Real World. Routledge.
Mendoza, S. A. (2020). Stressing the importance of mental health in I-O courses. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13, 544-547.
Mendoza, S. A., & Parks-Stamm, E. J. (2020). Embodying the police: The effects of enclothed cognition effects on shooting decisions. Psychological Reports, 123, 2353-2371.
Bilotta, I.*, Corrington, A. R.*, Mendoza, S. A.*, Watson, I.*, & King, E. B. (2019). How subtle bias infects the law. Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 15:1. *shared first authorship.
Mendoza, S. A., & DiMaria, M. G. (2019). Not “with her”: How gendered political slogans affect conservative women’s perceptions of female leaders. Sex Roles, 80, 1-10.
Mendoza, S. A., & Martone, L. E. (2019). From the classroom to the lab: How faculty can extend curriculum oriented research experiences to publish with undergraduates. Frontiers in Psychology, 10:622.
Mendoza, S. A., Skorinko, J. L. M., Martin, S. A., & Martone, L. E. (2019). The effects of perspective taking implementation intentions on employee evaluations and hostile sexism. Personnel Assessment and Decisions.
Mendoza, S. A., & Phelps, N. P. (2022). Diversity trainings. Psychology in the Real World. Routledge.
Mendoza, S. A. (2020). Stressing the importance of mental health in I-O courses. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13, 544-547.
Mendoza, S. A., & Parks-Stamm, E. J. (2020). Embodying the police: The effects of enclothed cognition effects on shooting decisions. Psychological Reports, 123, 2353-2371.
Bilotta, I.*, Corrington, A. R.*, Mendoza, S. A.*, Watson, I.*, & King, E. B. (2019). How subtle bias infects the law. Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 15:1. *shared first authorship.
Mendoza, S. A., & DiMaria, M. G. (2019). Not “with her”: How gendered political slogans affect conservative women’s perceptions of female leaders. Sex Roles, 80, 1-10.
Mendoza, S. A., & Martone, L. E. (2019). From the classroom to the lab: How faculty can extend curriculum oriented research experiences to publish with undergraduates. Frontiers in Psychology, 10:622.
Mendoza, S. A., Skorinko, J. L. M., Martin, S. A., & Martone, L. E. (2019). The effects of perspective taking implementation intentions on employee evaluations and hostile sexism. Personnel Assessment and Decisions.
Selected Conference Presentations
Borowiec, N. E., Morford, R. P., & Mendoza, S. A. (2023 February). Parenting on Zoom: How mothers and fathers are evaluated under remote working conditions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Kelly, P. Y., & Mendoza, S. A. (2023, February). A thin blue line: The subliminal effects of symbolic flag priming on shooting decisions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Mendoza, S. A., Sierra, S. E., & Evangeline, K. C. (2022, June). Activating bias against minorities through racialized COVID-19 language. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, PR.
Berry, T. A., Tiboni, H., & Mendoza, S. A. (2022, March). A holistic approach to combating stereotype threat in STEM among elementary children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Baker, A. L., & Mendoza, S. A. (2021, February). The effects of imagined contact with intersectional identities. Poster virtually presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Mendoza, S. A., Gendreau, J. M., & Phelps, N. P. (2019, June). Policing the police: The impact of body cameras on shooter bias. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Diego, CA.
Selected Talks
Mendoza, S. A. (2019, October). Reflecting forward: Teaching for inclusivity. Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A., & Moore, T. (2018, September). Diversity, equity, and inclusion in education. Workshop series presented to the Elementary & Special Education Department at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2018, April). The impact of gendered slogans on perceptions of female leaders. Research presented to the Department of Psychological Sciences - I/O Program at Rice University, Houston, TX.
Mendoza, S. A., & Moore, T. (2017, June). The impact of implicit biases. Workshop presented to the CVS Health Intern Orientation held by the School of Business at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2015, November). Understanding implicit stereotypes and their impact on inclusion. Research presented for the Inclusive Excellence Initiative at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2013, April). Regulating expressions of implicit bias. Research presented to the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.
Borowiec, N. E., Morford, R. P., & Mendoza, S. A. (2023 February). Parenting on Zoom: How mothers and fathers are evaluated under remote working conditions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Kelly, P. Y., & Mendoza, S. A. (2023, February). A thin blue line: The subliminal effects of symbolic flag priming on shooting decisions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Mendoza, S. A., Sierra, S. E., & Evangeline, K. C. (2022, June). Activating bias against minorities through racialized COVID-19 language. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, PR.
Berry, T. A., Tiboni, H., & Mendoza, S. A. (2022, March). A holistic approach to combating stereotype threat in STEM among elementary children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
Baker, A. L., & Mendoza, S. A. (2021, February). The effects of imagined contact with intersectional identities. Poster virtually presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Mendoza, S. A., Gendreau, J. M., & Phelps, N. P. (2019, June). Policing the police: The impact of body cameras on shooter bias. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Diego, CA.
Selected Talks
Mendoza, S. A. (2019, October). Reflecting forward: Teaching for inclusivity. Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A., & Moore, T. (2018, September). Diversity, equity, and inclusion in education. Workshop series presented to the Elementary & Special Education Department at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2018, April). The impact of gendered slogans on perceptions of female leaders. Research presented to the Department of Psychological Sciences - I/O Program at Rice University, Houston, TX.
Mendoza, S. A., & Moore, T. (2017, June). The impact of implicit biases. Workshop presented to the CVS Health Intern Orientation held by the School of Business at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2015, November). Understanding implicit stereotypes and their impact on inclusion. Research presented for the Inclusive Excellence Initiative at Providence College, Providence, RI.
Mendoza, S. A. (2013, April). Regulating expressions of implicit bias. Research presented to the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.