Race, Identity and Mental Health

Timeline

Summer 2026

Description

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as high-achieving, but this stereotype obscures important realities, including significant economic inequality, mental health disparities and experiences of hate. This team’s research will challenge the invisibility created by grouping diverse populations under a single ‘Asian’ label by disaggregating data to better reflect the varied lived experiences of Asian American communities.

The goal of this project is to develop a framework for understanding how Asian American racial prototypicality contributes to both interpersonal and institutional misperceptions—and, ultimately, inequality. By challenging overly generalized views of Asian Americans, this work takes an important step toward addressing disparities and improving representation.”

–Sarah Gaither, Ph.D.

Team

Members

• Mohammad Wiswall, graduate fellow
• Eliana Brown, postbaccalaureate fellow
• Olivia Jackson, undergraduate fellow
• Jayden Moore, undergraduate fellow

Leaders

• Team Advisor: Sarah Gaither, Ph.D. (Psychology & Neuroscience)