Research Interests for Laura Smart Richman

Research Interests:

Research interests include the influence of psychosocial factors on health outcomes and health behaviors, with particular attention to identity, emotion, and perceived discrimination. Particular interest in how the psychological and physical consequences of perceived discrimination may be moderated by how strongly one identifies with the group that is the target of discrimination. Other interests include the biological mechanisms by which emotion and emotion regulation influence health.

Representative Publications
  1. Smart Richman, L. & Leary, M., Reactions to Discrimination, Stigmatization, Ostracism, and Other Forms of Interpersonal Rejection: A Dynamic, Multi-Motive Model, Psychological Review (2009) [abs].
  2. Smart Richman, L. & Jonassaint, C., The Effects of Race-related Stress on Cortisol Reactivity in the Laboratory: Implications of the Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 35 (2008), pp. 105-110 [abs].
  3. Smart Richman, L., Bennett, G., Pek, J., Siegler, I. C., & Williams, R. B., Discrimination, Dispositions, and Cardiovascular Responses to Stress, Health Psychology, vol. 26 no. 6 (2007), pp. 675-683 [abs].