Gretchen Lopez
My research interests focus on intergroup relations and education including the impact of interethnic contact and multicultural curriculum for attitudes; experience and outcomes of conflict resolution, anti-racism, and violence prevention programs; and social identities.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Gender Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Intergroup Relations
- Self and Identity
Journal Articles:
- Brown, L. M., & Lopez, G. E. (2001). Political contacts: Analyzing the role of similarity in theories of prejudice. Political Psychology, 22, 279-291.
- Gurin, P., Nagda, B. A., & Lopez, G. E. (2004). The benefits of diversity in education for democratic citizenship. Journal of Social Issues, 60, 17-34.
- Lopez, G. E. (2004). Interethnic contact, curriculum, and attitudes in the first year of college. Journal of Social Issues, 60, 75-94.
- Nagda, B. A., Gurin, P., & Lopez, G. E. (2003). Transformative pedagogy for democracy and social justice. Race, Ethnicity, and Education, 6, 165-191.
- Zirkel, S., Lopez, G. E., & Brown, L. M. (Eds.). (2004). The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Interethnic contact and change in education in the 21st century. Journal of Social Issues, 60.
Courses Taught:
- Attitudes and Attitude Change
- Experimental Social Psychology
- Intergroup Dialogue
- Intergroup Relations
- Prejudice and Racism
- Psychology of Oppression
- Research Methods
- Social Identities
Gretchen Lopez
Cultural Foundations of Education
360 Huntington Hall
School of Education, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-2340
United States of America
- Phone: (315) 443-8344