Alaina Brenick
Associate Professor
Human Development & Family Sciences
Education:
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Post-doctoral Fellowship, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany
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Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change
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Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, USA
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Human Development, Developmental Science
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5-year NIH Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship, 4.0 GPA
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B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA
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Psychology
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Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors
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Dr. Alaina Brenick
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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
Contact Dr. Brenick:
alaina.brenick@uconn.edu
(959) 200-3767