CV
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Aneeta Rattan, Ph.D.
arattan@stanford.eduwww.stanford.edu/~arattan
Jordan Hall/Bldg. 420
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Academic Positions
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2011 – present)
Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Collaborating with Nalini Ambady
Education
Stanford University (Ph.D., September 2011)
Department of Psychology (Social Area)
Dissertation Title: Believe the change you wish to see in the world: The role of implicit theories in targets’ responses to explicit bias.
Dissertation committee: Carol S. Dweck (Advisor), Brian S. Lowery (Chair), Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Geoff Cohen, & Greg Walton
Columbia University (B.A., May 2003)
Major: Psychology, Minor: English Literature
Research Interests
Intergroup interactions, minority and majority group members’ responses to prejudice, ideologies that legitimize inequality, culture, visual perception, education policy, psychology and law.
Publications (in reverse chronological order)
* denotes equal authorship
Rattan, A.*, Savani, K.*, Naidu, N.V. R., & Dweck, C.S. (in press). Can Everyone Become Intelligent? Belief in a Universal Potential for Intelligence Increases Support for Affirmative Action and Educational Equality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Rattan, A. & Ambady, N. (in press). Diversity ideologies and intergroup relations: An Examination of Colorblindness and Multiculturalism. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Savani, K.S.* & Rattan, A.* (2012). Explaining Americans' acceptance and maintenance of wealth inequality. Psychological Science, 7, 796-804.
Rattan, A., Levine, C.S., Dweck, C.S., Eberhardt, J.L. (2012). Race and the Fragility of the Legal Distinction between Juveniles and Adults. PLoS ONE, 7, e36680. ()
Carr, P.B., Rattan, A., & Dweck, C.S. (2012). Implicit Theories Shape Intergroup Relations. In P. Devine and A. Plant (Eds.) Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 127-165.
Rattan, A., Good, C., & Dweck, C.S. (2012). “It’s ok - not everyone can be good at math:”
Instructors with an entity theory comfort (and demotivate) students. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 731-737.
Good, C., Rattan, A., & Dweck, C.S. (2012). Why Do Women Opt Out? Sense of Belonging and Women’s Representation in Mathematics. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 700-717.
London, B., Romero-Canyas, R., Downey, G., Rattan, A., & Tyson, D. (2012). Sensitivity to Gender-Based Rejection: Implications for psychological well-being and coping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 961-979.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2010). Who confronts prejudice? The role of implicit theories in the motivation to confront prejudice. Psychological Science, 21, 952-959.
Rattan, A. & Eberhardt, J.L. (2010). The role of social meaning in inattentional blindness: When the gorillas in our midst do not go unseen. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 1085-1088.
Manuscripts Under Review
Rattan, A., & Ambady, N. How “It gets better”: Effectively communicating support to targets of prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Rattan, A., Lowery, B.S., & Hogan, C.M. Putting the model minority myth to work: Asian American stereotypes and Whites’ self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Savani, K. & Rattan, A. Choice and the devaluing of social science. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Manuscripts in preparation
Levine, C.S., Rattan, A., Cheryan, S., Eberhardt, J.L., & Dweck, C.S. Who Can Improve? How a Target’s Race Dictates Perceptions of Potential for Growth.
Phillips, L.T., Rattan, A., & Markus, H.R. Decoding Confederate Flag Support: The Multiple Determinants of White Southerners’ Preference for a Racially Divisive Symbol.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. When do targets believe social change action can be effective? The role of implicit theories.
Rattan, A., Savani, K., & Dweck, C.S. Denying education as a fundamental right: The role of believing in a nonuniversal potential for intelligence.
Invited Talks
Rattan, A. (2012). Immediate responses to prejudice and the prejudice-health link. Talk presented at the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute, Washington, D.C.
Rattan, A. (2011). Why confront prejudice? Talk presented at the Relationships and Social Cognition Lab, University of California, Berkeley.
Rattan, A. (2011). Believe the change you wish to see in the world: The role of implicit theories in targets’ responses to explicit prejudice. Talk presented at Social Lab, Stanford University.
Rattan, A. (2007) Motivation to confront prejudice: The role of implicit theories. Talk presented at the Social Lab, Stanford University.
Rattan, A. (2007) Is it dangerous to ask for an apology? Stanford Center for International Conflict Negotiation, Stanford University.
Chaired Symposia
Rattan, A. (2013). How much inequality is too much inequality? Exploring attitudes toward disparities in health, wealth, education, and gender. To be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. (2011). Culture justifies intergroup inequality in the U.S.: Intelligence, choice, colorblindness, and social location. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference. (Diversity Committee Sponsored Symposium)
Rattan, A. (2010). Law&Order, Life&Death, Black&White: Racial disparities in justice. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Biennial Conference.
Rattan, A. (2009). Implicit theories and real-world conflicts: How beliefs about others affect strategies for responding to racism, bullying, intergroup and relationship conflicts. American Psychological Society Annual Conference.
Conference Presentations
Rattan, A., Savani, K., & Dweck, C.S. (2013). The denial of education as a fundamental right. Talk to be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2012). Confronting prejudice: The consequences for minority-majority workplace interactions. Talk presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. (2012). Nonverbal expressivity in response to bias and minorities’ mental and physical health outcomes. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C. (2012). Why bother confronting? The role of implicit theories in targets’ beliefs about the efficacy of confronting. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2011). Who confronts prejudice? The role of implicit theories in the motivation to confront prejudice. Talk presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2011). Beliefs about the unequal distribution of the potential for intelligence justify inequality in the U.S. Talk presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A., Levine, C.S., Eberhardt, J.L., & Dweck, C.S. (2010). Locked up for life: racial bias in juvenile life sentences. Talk presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Biennial Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C. (2009). Confronting Bias: The immediate and long term impact of implicit theories. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2009) Confronting bias: The immediate and long-term impact of implicit theories. Talk presented at the American Psychological Society Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C.S. (2008) The role of implicit theories in the motivation to confront bias. Talk presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Biennial Conference.
Rattan, A. & Lowery, B. (2008). Be careful what you ask for: Political ideology and aid allocation to historically wronged groups. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Rattan, A. & Dweck, C. (2007). A motivational approach to confronting behavior: The role of implicit theories of personality. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Good, C., Dweck, C. & Rattan, A. (2005). Perceiving a Malleable-Ability Versus a Fixed Ability Environment: The Effect on Women's Sense of Belonging to Math. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
London, B., Downey, G., Rattan, A., & Velilla, E. (2004). Sensitivity to Gender-Based Rejection: Theory, Validation, and Implications for Psychosocial Well-Being. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference.
Teaching
Guest Lecturer on Negotiations, Social Psychology, Stanford University, Spring 2012
Guest Lecturer on Race and Crime, Introduction to African and African American Studies, Stanford University, Spring 2012 and Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant, The Environment in Context: Race, Ethnicity, and Environmental Conceptions, Stanford University, Winter 2011
Teaching Assistant, Managing Groups and Teams, Graduate School of Business, Summer 2011, Summer 2008, and Summer 2007
Instructor, The Psychology of Stigma, Stanford University, Summer 2011 and Summer 2009
Teaching Assistant, Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business & Stanford Law School, Winter 2010
Guest Lecturer on Implicit Theories and Bias, Self Theories Freshman Seminar, Stanford University, Fall 2010
Guest Lecturer on Leading Effective Discussions, Psychology TA Training, Stanford University, Fall 2010 and Fall 2009
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, Winter 2008
Guest Lecturer on Implicit Theories, Seminar for Coterminal Masters of the Arts, Stanford University, Fall 2008, Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant, Wise Interventions, Stanford University, Fall 2008
Co-Instructor, Social Psychology, Stanford University, Summer 2008
Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology, Stanford University, Spring 2007
Co-Instructor, Psychology Teaching Methods, Stanford University, Fall 2007
Guest Lecturer on Implicit Theories, Social Psychology, Stanford University, Spring 2007
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, Stanford University, Winter 2007 and Fall 2006
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Personality, Columbia University, Spring 2003
Grants, Awards, & Fellowships
Dissertation Award Finalist, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2012
Psychology Summer Institute Fellow, American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program, 2012
Semi-finalist, National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2012
Research Grant ($3,000 awarded), School of Humanities and Sciences Graduate Opportunity Fund, 2010
Research Grant ($2,500 awarded), Vice Provost of Graduate Education Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity Fund, 2010
Student Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2011
Diversity Travel Fund Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2011
Diversity Travel Grant, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2010
Research Grant, Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (NSF Grant 0818839, Jeremy Freese and Penny Visser, Principal Investigators), Experiment conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 American citizens, 2010
Diversifying Academia, Retaining Excellence (DARE) Fellowship, Vice Provost of Graduate Education, Stanford University, 2009-2011
Research Grant ($2,500 awarded), Vice Provost of Graduate Education Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity Fund, 2008
Department of Psychology Graduate Teaching Award, Stanford University, 2008
Norman H. Anderson Research Grant, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, 2008
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2010
Stanford Center for International Conflict Negotiation Fellow, 2006-2007
Service:
Poster Review Committee, Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2013 Annual Conference
Human Subjects Committee, Stanford University, 2010-present
Graduate Student Representative, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Stanford University, 2011-2012
Member, Diversity Advocacy Committee, Stanford University, 2006-2011.
Co-Founder and Coordinator, Stanford Doctoral Students’ Association for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2007-2010
Co-Coordinator, Stanford-Berkeley Graduate Student Conference, 2006 - 2007
Media Coverage:
Choice and wealth inequality (Savani & Rattan, 2012): Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine, Scientific American, Pacific Standard, Business Insider
Race and the fragility of juvenile status (Rattan, Levine, Dweck, & Eberhardt, 2012): Invited Op-Ed for The New York Times Room for Debate, Radio interview on KQED Forum, National Journal, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post
Not everyone can be good at math (Rattan, Good, & Dweck, 2012): Harvard Education Letter
Social meaning & inattentional blindness (Rattan & Eberhardt, 2010): Miller-McCune Magazine
Who confronts prejudice? (Rattan & Dweck, 2010): ABCnews.com, Yahoo News, Psychology Today, Journal & Courier Online
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP)
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (JESP)
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (JEP:G)
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP)
Sex Roles
Social Influence
Professional Affiliations
Academy of Management
American Psychological Society
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Recommenders
Nalini Ambady
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Carol S. Dweck
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Jennifer L. Eberhardt
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Brian S. Lowery
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
