The Race, Ethnicity, Politics, & Society Lab develops & tests theories about intergroup politics. Sometimes we’re wrong 😬 It’s science, after all.

Joined July 2020
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Today I’m no longer tío emeritus. I’m now officially a padrino (godfather). My nephew, Lencho (ie, Lorenzo), made his first communion this morning 🇲🇽🌵🇺🇸
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@REPS_Lab affiliate, Raquel Centeno, is now officially Dr. Centeno 🔥🔥🔥
Big congrats to Dr. @RaqCenteno! Raquel Centeno successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation "The Racial Undercurrents of Partisan Polarization." Thanks Jane Junn, Abby Wood, @EfrenPoliPsy for serving w/ me on her committee! @USC @USCDornsife
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One of my UCLA Psych students just had their first “first author” paper accepted at Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, so I’m commemorating her achievement with 2 memes…
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New @REPS_Lab accepted @GPIR_SAGE, led by @KRogbeer (UCLA Psych PhD student) and co-produced with @JaeJaeykim2 and @EfrenPoliPsy. "Is Unity Durable Among People of Color? Two Large Experiments Stress-Testing Solidarity Between Black and Latino Americans" A brief 🧵
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NEW - The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - cup.org/3SfEyrb - @Mat_Kruse #OpenAccess
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Happy to share that USC POIR Predoctoral Summer Institute is back! 🎉 This is a great opportunity for students considering a PhD in political science to learn more about the process. This year's will take place from June 12-14, and apps are due April 25!
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🚨🚨🚨Published today: REPS Lab paper (open access), with two of our Political Science PhD students—#EmilyOrtiz🇵🇷 & #RamonaAlhambra🇵🇭—leading our team of undergrads. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…... A brief 🧵

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Today, the Social Area @ UCLA Psych were treated to 2 incredible presentations by 2 talented UC Irvine PhD students. Here they are with our own REPS Lab (E. Pérez) & Social Relations Lab (Y. Huo) students having lunch & forging friendships that will likely outlast grad school
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Today, the Social Area @ UCLA Psych were treated to 2 incredible presentations by 2 talented UC Irvine PhD students. Here they are with our own REPS Lab (E. Pérez) & Social Relations Lab (Y. Huo) students having lunch & forging friendships that will likely outlast grad school
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Next week at the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) 2025 Annual Meeting - Editors from @JournalREP, @PRQjournal, and @PGI_WPSA will be available for a conversation about the publication process. cup.org/4cL3bpv
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Dr. Kiera Hudson (Harvard PhD) shared her incredible work today on emotions (schdenfreude) & intergroup relations (UCLA Psychology ) 🔥🔥 Thanks for visiting us, Kiera 😎 @UCLA @REPS_Lab #IntergroupRelationsLab
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If anyone at #MPSA is interesting in discussing publishing in @JournalREP (or just wants to say hi 👋🏽), I’m currently at the @CUP_PoliSci table at the book fair this morning. Please stop on by!
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#OpenAccess from @JournalREP - Rage Against the Machine? Why System Justification Drives (Some) Asian Americans to Spurn Racial Solidarity - cup.org/3FSS0hT - @EfrenPoliPsy, @KRogbeer, Tran, Huynh, Ortiz, Crossley, Halili, Sun Jae Lee, Lempert, Morel & Passananti
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Carne asada and Mexi-mullets on this glorious LA spring day 🇲🇽⚾️
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“To write for impact means to keep it as simple as possible.” Good read and very insightful. nature.com/articles/s41587-0…
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