After completing his Ph.D. in Social Psychology in three years at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Davies accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Claude Steele at Stanford University. In 2003, Dr. Davies started as an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at UCLA. In January, 2007 he moved to the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. The focus of Professor Davies' research is intergroup relations. Specifically, one program of research examines diverse forms of social identity threat, and a second program examines the cognitive and motivational factors underlying stereotype activation and application.

Primary Interests:

Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting
Organizational Behavior
Person Perception
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Social Cognition

Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting
Organizational Behavior

Person Perception
Prejudice and Stereotyping
Social Cognition

Journal Articles:

Davies, P. G., Spencer, S. J., Quinn, D. M., & Gerhardstein, R. (2002). Consuming images: How television commercials that elicit stereotype threat can restrain women academically and professionally. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Davies, P. G., Spencer, S. J., & Steele, C. M. (2005). Clearing the air: Identity safety moderates the effects of stereotype threat on women’s leadership aspirations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Davies, P. G., Steele, C. M., & Markus, H. R. (2008). A nation challenged: The impact of foreign threats on America’s tolerance for diversity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Eberhardt, J. L., Davies, P. G., Purdie-Vaughns, V. J., & Johnson, S. L. (2006). The look of death: Perceived stereotypicality of black defendants predicts sentencing outcomes. Psychological Science.
Kunda, Z., Davies, P. G., Adams, B., & Spencer, S. J. (2002). The dynamic time course of stereotype activation: Activation, dissipation, and resurrection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Courses Taught:

Graduate Research Methods in Social Psychology
Graduate Research Topics in Social Psychology: Intergroup Relations
Introductory Psychology
Research Methods in Social Psychology
Social Psychology

Graduate Research Methods in Social Psychology
Graduate Research Topics in Social Psychology: Intergroup Relations
Introductory Psychology

Research Methods in Social Psychology
Social Psychology

Paul G. Davies
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Art 327, 3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Canada

Phone: (250) 807-8727
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