Sarah E. Gaither, Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor and Associate Director of Graduate Studies of Psychology and Neuroscience

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2200 West Main Street (Suite 800), Durham, NC 27705
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.duke.edu/dukeidlab/files/2019/10/CV.SarahGaither_10.24.2019.pdf

Teaching (Spring 2026):

• Psy 104.01, Social psychology Synopsis

  East duke 209, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• Psy 764s.01, P&n first year seminar ii Synopsis

  Erwin 837, Tu 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	Tufts University	2014
M.S.	Tufts University	2009
B.A.	University of California, Berkeley	2007

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Muñoz, MA; Jenkins, SH; Carbajal, I; Gaither, SE (2026). Intersecting Identities and Ideologies: Sociodemographic Predictors of 2024 Voting Among Mexican and Cuban Americans. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 26(1). [doi]  [abs]
2. Gaither, SE; Naidu, ES; Reilly, EB (2026). Random Roommates, Broader Minds: Why Higher Ed Should Invest in Intergroup Contact. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 13(1), 186-194. [doi]  [abs]
3. Erwin, S; Ahmed, T; Cloughesy, J; Citron, K; Joo, F; Monahan, E; Kim, YK; Straka, B; Bennett, G; Strauman, T; Gaither, S; Sapiro, G; Zucker, N (2026). Peer support: Current status and future opportunities for college mental health promotion.. J Am Coll Health, 74(2), 413-423. [doi]  [abs]
4. Naidu, ES; Knowles, JM; Adelson, JL; Goldin-Meadow, S; Gaither, SE (2026). Talk to the hand: Black and White cultural differences in gesture use.. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 155(2), 388-402. [doi]  [abs]
5. Chen, EE; Ma, S; Groves, JM; Gaither, SE (2025). Whom do I like more? Examining ethnic majority and minority children's socializing preferences in Hong Kong.. Journal of experimental child psychology, 260, 106330. [doi]  [abs]