Alaina Brenick
Assistant Professor,
Human Development & Family Studies
Education:
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
- Ph.D., Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
- 5-year NIH Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship
- B.A., Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA
- Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors
Dr. Brenick is currently accepting new students.
Research areas:
- The intergroup stereotypes and attitudes of adolescents and children, especially those living in areas of high conflict or identifying as a member of a group in conflict
- Social and moral reasoning regarding intergroup exclusion, discrimination, bullying, and victimization
- The influence of culture, context, and identity on evaluations of intergroup relations
- Immigration and the changing conceptions of self and other identity and their role in intergroup dynamics
- The influence of group norms and prototypes in the development of adolescent intergroup attitudes and stereotypes
- The role of intergroup contact in reducing prejudice
- The role of the media in promoting or eliminating stereotypes
- Media and contact based intervention development and evaluation
Professional Roles at UConn:
Assistant Professor:
Faculty Affiliate:
- Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development
- Collaboratory on School and Child Health
- Human Rights Institute
- Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
- Ronald and Nancy Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection
- Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Contact Dr. Brenick:
alaina.brenick@uconn.edu
(959) 200-3767