Dr. Victoria Plaut
Dr. Plaut’s faculty page
Dr. Plaut got her BA in Psychology from Harvard University in 1996, an M.Sc. in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Psychology at Stanford University in 2003. She was a professor at Holy Cross, a liberal arts college in Massachusetts, for two years before joining the faculty at the University of Georgia in 2005. At UGA Dr. Plaut is assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, is co-chair of Center RED’s Intergroup Relations Working Group, and is affiliated with the Institute for Behavioral Research. She also serves as Vice-Chair of Board of Trustees at the Center for Advancement and Study of International Education in Atlanta. Having lived in New York, Paris, Atlanta, Boston, London, San Francisco, and now Athens, and having grown up in a bicultural family (Colombian-American), Dr. Plaut is fascinated by cultural and identity group differences and relations. Her research aims to uncover ways to foster successful and inclusive diverse environments.
CDIRL Graduate Students
Matt Goren
Matt grew up in Tampa and attended the University of Florida. He completed research projects on numerous topics, including the "better than average" effect, academic dishonesty, and models of diversity. His work on these projects earned his Phi Beta Kappa honors and a B.S. in psychology with highest honors. At the University of Georgia, Matt has focused his efforts on reconciling research on implications of White racial identity into a single coherent theory. Additionally, Matt researches models of diversity, models of success, and women in leadership. Matt also teaches a research analysis lab, writes and directs comedy films, and owns kitties.
Jodi Treadway
Born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Jodi took the scenic route into social psychology. She received her first B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Kentucky (2000, Magna cum Laude, with Honors in the Honors Program), with the intent to study archaeology, particularly symbolic and mythological analysis. After a summer in field school revealed she didn’t have the muscles for digging, she worked in the “real world” for a while before deciding she liked school better. She went back to UK and received a psychology B.A., while throwing a sociology B.A. in for the fun of it (2005, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude). She completed her M.A. in Social Science at the University of Chicago in a whirlwind nine months (2006). Her master’s thesis, under the advisement of Dr. Penny Visser, examined the relationship between political identity, attitudes, and intergroup relations. Currently, Jodi is looking at models of success among Appalachian college students, studying the effects of collectivism and individualism on benevolent sexist attitudes, and assisting with content analysis on a study of women in computer science. She is also a voracious reader, is always on the verge of getting back into dance, and continues to constantly observe and analyze the people, media, and world around her.
Current CDIRL Undergraduates
Sarah Katherman
Crystal Grayson
Josie Kwon
Bryan Williamson
Christina Smith
Jelena Poon
Angelina Marmorato
Erin Thackston
Dakia McCray
Tessa Johnson
Haleigh Sherbak
Darryl Tricksey
David Mitchell
Former CDIRL Undergraduates
James Williams (MA Education, Arizona State University)
Allison Starks (PhD Counseling and School Psychology, Northeastern)
Robert Boone
Lena Franklin
Jackie Simms
Chelsea MacCaughelty (UGA MSW)
Walker Jones
Betsy Carstensen
Pierce Hale (MSc Music Psychology, Roehampton University, UK)
Katie Erickson
Niki Schley (UGA Pharmacy School)
Jessica Fowler
Ashley Mosier
Haley Wood (PhD Clinical, University of Indianapolis)
Amber Tacke
Liz Cooper
Libby Fennell (UGA MA Nonprofit Management)
Patrick Thompson
Bina Ali
Kati Cooper (MPH Emory)
Mark Campbell (PhD Audiology, Northeastern)
Lauren Schnare (MEd/CAGS School Psychology, Tufts)
Danielle Carvalho (MA Child Development, Tufts)
Former masters and honors students
Kimberly Rios Morrison (PhD Organizational Behavior Stanford, Asst. Prof. Ohio State)
Norma Ochoa-Pescador (Stanford MA)
Nicole Peterson (Stanford MA, JD UCLA)
Lexi Suppes (Stanford MA, PhD Columbia University)
Christine Osborne (MD Rochester)
Sarita Patil (MD Duke)
Adrian Aguilera (PhD Clinical Psychology UCLA)
Sara Adibisedeh (JD UC Berkeley)
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