Christia Spears Brown is an American psychologist and author. She is a professor of psychology and associate chair of development and social psychology at the

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. Brown is the author of several books. Her research interests include gender stereotypes, children and adolescents perception of gender and ethnic discrimination, gender and ethnic identity development, and social inequality.

Education

Brown earned a B.S., magna cum laude, in psychology at

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in 1996. She earned an M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2003) in developmental psychology with a minor in statistics from

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. Her dissertation was titled ''Children’s Perceptions of Discrimination: Antecedents and Consequences''. Brown's doctoral advisor was Rebecca Bigler.

Career

In 2003, Brown was an instructor in the department of psychology at

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. From 2003 to 2007, she was an assistant professor in the department of psychology at

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. Brown joined

(UK) in 2007 as an assistant professor. She became an associate professor in 2011 and is currently a professor of developmental psychology and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In 2016, she became the founding director of the UK Center for Equality and Social Justice. From 2017 to 2019, Brown was chair of the

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Equity and Justice Committee.

Research

Brown researches gender stereotypes, children and adolescents perception of gender and ethnic discrimination, gender and ethnic identity development, and social inequality. Her studies have included examining the perceptions of discrimination by authority figures such as coaches and teachers and sexual harassment of girls. Brown investigates discrimination of immigrant children and parents in studies funded by the Foundation for Child Development and the UK Center for Poverty Research. She is conducting a multi-site study under Rebecca Bigler that exams children's understanding of the relationships between race, poverty, politics, and gender.

Selected works

Books

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