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Phia Salter

Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience

Selected Publications


Perceptions of racism in voter suppression: Testing the Marley hypothesis and a brief educational intervention

Journal Article Group Processes and Intergroup Relations · January 1, 2025 The current research tests the Marley hypothesis—the role of historical knowledge as a mediator between racial group differences and perceptions of racism—in the context of voter suppression. In Study 1 (N = 205), Black and White participants completed a v ... Full text Cite

Valence-based biases in collective temporal thought: The role of question framing, culture, and age.

Journal Article Memory & cognition · January 2025 Collective temporal thought includes individuals' memories of group experiences and expectations about the group's collective future. Prior studies have found inconsistent valence biases (e.g., positivity) in North American collective memory and consistent ... Full text Cite

Shifting systems of racial inequity: Applying critical race psychology to advance racial justice

Journal Article Journal of Social Issues · June 1, 2024 Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, a renewed and more mainstream attention to systemic racism emerged. Critical Race Theory (CRT) has permeated the larger public discourse around race more than ever before. Yet, social, scientific, and political bac ... Full text Cite

Each one, teach one: Critical history as counterstories, antiracist affordances, and cues for belonging.

Journal Article The American psychologist · May 2024 Recently, there have been several calls for psychologists to dismantle systemic racism within the field (e.g., Buchanan et al., 2021; Dupree & Boykin, 2021; Wilcox et al., 2022). In this article, we discuss why incorporating critical histories into psychol ... Full text Cite

Focusing the critical race psychology lens: CRT and the psychological study of social issues

Journal Article Journal of Social Issues · March 1, 2024 The years since George Floyd's murder in 2020 have been characterized by both a renewed attention to systemic racism and a backlash intended to silence conversations about race. Critical Race Theory (CRT), in particular, has become a larger part of the pub ... Full text Cite

Two Years Into the Next Chapter at PSPR.

Journal Article Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc · February 2024 Full text Cite

Goal Derailment and Goal Persistence in Response to Honor Threats

Journal Article Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology · May 1, 2023 In honor cultures, maintaining a positive moral reputation (e.g., being known as an honest person) is highly important, whereas in dignity cultures, self-respect (e.g., competence and success) is strongly emphasized. Depending on their cultural background, ... Full text Cite

When Apologies become Meaningful: Perceptions of Apologies in Environmental Justice Communities.

Journal Article Journal of environmental psychology · October 2021 In the United States, people of color from low income and working-class backgrounds are at disproportionate risk to pollution and other environmental stressors. These environmental justice communities (EJCs) can also experience increased risk when a ... Full text Cite