Shannon McCoy

Institution University of Maine Current Position Assistant Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 Research Interests Culture/Ethnicity Gender Health Intergroup Relations Prejudice/Stereotyping Psychophysiology Self/Identity   Shannon McCoy Department of Psychology 5742 Little Hall, Room 360 University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5742 U.S.A. Phone: (207) 581-2029 Fax: (207) 581-6128 My research interests involve the social psychological study of the self, social identity, and social stigma. Within this broad scope, my primary focus is investigating the psychological and physiological consequences of prejudice for both the perpetrator and the target. My current research follows three related lines and examines how group identification, beliefs about the fairness of the status hierarchy, and implicit prejudice moderate psychological, cardiovascular, and neuroendocrine reactivity in intergroup settings. Journal Articles: McCoy, S. K., & Major, B. (in press). Priming meritocracy and the psychological justification of inequality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. McCoy, S. K., & Major, B. (2003). Group identification moderates emotional responses to perceived prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 1005-1017.

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