Mercedes Munoz

Mercedes Muñoz is a 5th year PhD student in the department of Psychology & Neuroscience working in the Duke Identity & Diversity Lab and the Duke Culture Lab. Broadly, she is interested in the role of race and culture on social cognition. Her dissertation investigates racial/ethnic identity in Latine individuals, exploring whether Latine people view their identity as a race or ethnicity and what factors contribute to this identity choice. 

Before coming to Duke, Mercedes earned her B.A. in Psychology with Honors from Boston University. At Duke, Mercedes has earned a M.A. in Psychology & Neuroscience. 

Key words: identity development, race, ethnicity, Latino, generic language, social development