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Kate Ratliff is an Associate Professor and the Social Research Area Head in the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Belmont University and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on attitudes and social cognition, specifically how attitudes and stereotypes form and influence judgments and behavior. Ratliff employs a variety of tools and methods to understand bias across different domains, with particular attention to intergroup attitudes. Her lab investigates the impact of public and institutional policies on how individuals perceive their own and others' social groups. Current research lines include developing a theoretical model that accounts for how laws and policies affect intergroup attitudes and understanding the role of migration and residential mobility in shaping individual and regional intergroup attitudes and stereotypes.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.