SHERI R. LEVY, PH.D (she/her/hers)
Dr. Levy is currently a Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University in New York, USA. She earned a B.A. in Psychology and a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Dr. Levy earned a M.A. and Ph.D. at Columbia University in New York City, USA (advised by Dr. Carol S. Dweck who is now at Stanford University).

Dr. Levy was Chair of the Psychology Department from summer 2017 – 2020. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, SPSSI (Division 9 of American Psychological Association) and other sources. Dr. Levy and her research team have authored more than 90 articles and book chapters, edited a book (with Dr. Melanie Killen, Intergroup Attitudes and Relations in Childhood through Adulthood, Oxford University Press), and edited 5 special issues of journals including 2016 “Ageism: Health and Employment Contexts” in Journal of Social Issues. Dr. Levy was Editor of the Section on Ageism in the Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging (2019, Editors-in-Chief: Drs. Danan Gu and Matthew Dupre, Springer). She has written a series of blogs on ageism that were circulated by the American Psychological Association Public Interest Directorate as well as by Psychology Today. Dr. Levy was Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Social Issues from 2010-2013. She is a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, Division 9 of American Psychological Association), Association for Psychological Science, and Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Levy has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2021 Distinguished Service Award from SPSSI, 2018-2019 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, Stony Brook University; 2015 Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award from SPSSI; and 1999 Best Social Issues Dissertation of the Year Award from SPSSI.

Dr. Levy and her research team study factors that cause and maintain prejudice, stigmatization, and negative intergroup relations and that can be harnessed to reduce bias, marginalization, and discrimination. Their research focuses on age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and immigration. As the population of older adults increases worldwide and many modern societies have become more youth-centered, their research has increasingly focused on ageism toward older adults, including factors that influence attitudes toward older adults and aging, aging anxiety, social support, and ageism reduction. With mounting evidence of the adverse effects of ageism on the well-being and health of older adults and society as a whole, Dr. Levy developed a novel model in 2016 for reducing ageism and promoting intergenerational peace called the PEACE (Positive Education about Aging and Contact Experiences) model. This model integrates findings and theorizing from several literatures including psychology, social work, and medicine. Dr. Levy and her research team are identifying crucial ingredients for reducing ageism, and the materials developed in their studies are the basis for ageism-reduction strategies that can be used widely to reduce ageism toward older adults.

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MARYBETH APRICENO, Ph.D. 
Dr. Apriceno earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2022. Dr. Apriceno is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Farmingdale State College MaryBeth earned a B.A. degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) and a M.A. in Psychology from Stony Brook University. MaryBeth’s research interests include ageism, self-stereotyping, and prejudice reduction with a concentration in quantitative methods.

ALLAN B. I. BERNARDO, PH.D
In 2011, Dr. Bernardo was a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Stony Brook University. Dr. Bernardo received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in Yale University (1992). Dr. Bernardo a Distinguished University Professor and University Fellow at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Bernardo’s current research focuses on lay theories (specifically, polyculturalism) and intergroup/intercultural processes, socioeconomic inequality, poverty and social mobility, hope and well-being in Asian societies, and other applied social psychology topics.

LINGY DONG
Lingy Dong is a third year undergraduate student at Stony Brook University majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Lingy is interested in social and industrial-organizational psychology and would like to pursue a career within those fields.

 

ASHLEY LYTLE, PH.D
Dr. Lytle earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2016. Dr. Lytle is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Lytle’s research explores how prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping impact academic, social, and health outcomes among marginalized groups. Much of Dr. Lytle’s research has focused on better understanding prejudice toward older adults, sexual minorities, and women, with the goal of creating simple, yet effective, interventions to reduce prejudice.

JAMIE MACDONALD, PH.D
Dr. Macdonald earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2017. Dr. Macdonald is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Francis College. Dr. Macdonald’s research broadly examines factors influencing prejudice and intergroup relations, including a focus on understanding perceptions of and experiences with aging and ageism across the lifespan, in contexts such as the workplace. Dr. Macdonald’s research has also focused on interventions to reduce prejudice, and psychosocial factors influencing academic outcomes of marginalized groups.

ROXANNE MOADEL-ATTIE, PH.D
Dr. Moadel-Attie earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2017. Dr. Moadel-Attie is currently an Area Manager at U.S. Census Bureau.

 

CAITLIN MONAHAN, M.A
Caitlin Monahan is a doctoral candidate in the psychology department at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, USA. Caitlin earned a BA in psychology from New York University and a M.A. in psychology from Stony Brook University. Caitlin’s research interests include stereotyping, ageism reduction strategies, and the psychology of older women’s health. Caitlin’s research aims to understand the complex experiences of older adults and the intersectional challenges that older women face in a variety of settings such as in healthcare and in employment.

SAMITA RAHAMAN
Samita Rahaman is a fourth year undergraduate student at Stony Brook University majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Political Science. Samita is interested in the field of geriatrics, and hopes to utilize research findings focused on ageism and social inequality towards improving accessibility and reducing prejudice within healthcare.

 

LUISA FERNANDA RAMIREZ RUEDA, PH.D
Dr. Ramirez earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2007. Dr. Ramirez is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia. Dr. Ramirez’s research focuses on sociomoral development, ideologies and social attitudes, intergroup relations, prejudice and discrimination, social and political exclusion, social and political conflict, and aging and ageism.

LISA ROSENTHAL, PH.D
Dr. Rosenthal earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2011 and afterward completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University. Dr. Rosenthal is an Associate Professor in Psychology at the New York City campus of Pace University. Dr. Rosenthal’s research focuses on stigma, intergroup relations, and social justice. Dr. Rosenthal’s research seeks to understand the psychological processes through which prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, marginalization, and inequality affect critical social, academic, and health outcomes, as well as factors that contribute to positive intergroup dynamics, in diverse populations.

SARA SCHEIBERT
Sara Scheibert is a fourth year undergraduate student at Stony Brook University majoring in Psychology. Sara is interested in athlete’s development and their psychology, as well as aging expectations across generations.

 

LIZ SHIN, PH.D
Dr. Shin earned a Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology from Stony Brook University in 2016. Dr. Shin is currently a lecturer at Binghamton University. Dr. Shin’s research explores the individual and psychosocial factors that contribute to students’ academic engagement (particularly students from underrepresented groups).