Nguyen, Debbie

Bio

Debbie N. Nguyen (She/They) is a third-year Psychology Ph.D. student in the Social, Decision, and Organizational Sciences area under the mentorship of Dr. Linda Zou. 

Debbie is broadly interested in the realms of racial identity, stereotyping and prejudice, and political behaviors. More specifically, their research interests focus on the following topics:

1. how minority groups compare to one another 
2. factors influencing both ingroup and outgroup attitudes 
3. how group-specific stereotypes affect perceptions of status and privilege

At the core of her goals is a desire to dispel stereotypes, decolonize and diversify research, and find solutions to social issues with an intersectional approach.