Research Experience

Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 2005-present. Perceptions of racial redistricting and its effects on political attitudes and racial polarization. Collaborative project with Eugene Borgida, Ph.D., Guy Charles, J.D., and Damla Ergun

Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 2005-present The role of norms and values in right-wing authoritarians' attitudes about outgroups. Collaborative project with Eugene Borgida, Ph.D. and Emily Fisher

Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 2006-present Conceptions of the family, values, and political decision-making. Collaborative project with Marti Hope Gonzales, Ph.D., Brad Lippmann, and Jennifer Filson.

Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 2006-present Implicit bias and arbitrator decision-making. Collaborative project with Eugene Borgida, Ph.D.

Research Associate, University of Minnesota, 2006-present The maternal wall: Gender and parental discrimination in employment. Collaborative project with Eugene Borgida, Ph.D. and Alice Eagly, Ph.D.

Conference Presentations and/or Publications

Fisher, E., Deason, G., Borgida, E., and Oyamot, C. (2006). How perceived social norms and egalitarian values drive RWAs' outgroup evaluations. Poster presented at the Association of Psychological Science 18th Annual Convention, New York, NY.

Lippmann, B., Gonzales, M. H., Deason, G., and Senstad, A. (2007). Conceptions of the family: An empirical measure. Poster to be presented at the Association for Psychological Science 19th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Deason, G., Ergun, D., Borgida, E., and Charles, G. (2007). Legislative redistricting: How the print media conveys messages about the use of race. Presentation to be given at the International Society of Political Psychology 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, Portland, OR.

Teaching Experience

Introduction to Psychology: Section Leader, University of Minnesota, Fall 2006-present

Honors and Awards

Recipient of University of Minnesota Graduate School Fellowship, 2005-2006.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, 2004.

Elected to Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, 2003.

Elected to Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Honor Society in Mathematics, 2003.