Alison Blodorn is a third year PhD student in Social Psychology working under the guidance of Laurie O'Brien. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2007. As a graduate student, her interests include stigma, prejudice, and stereotype threat. Currently, Alison and Dr. O'Brien are collaborating on several studies investigating lay conceptions of racism as well as studies aimed at identifying techniques that effectively alleviate stereotype threat among women in male- dominated fields (e.g., math and science).

ablodorn@tulane.edu