Tiani Perkins

I broadly study the psychological consequences of racial discrimination and mainstream media among emerging adults. One of my main areas of research examines how experiences of racial discrimination impacts academic attitudes (i.e., the Imposter Phenomenon, Academic Affect) and what this means for the mental health and academic success of marginalized college students. Another area of my research considers how sexualizing media, cultural ideologies, and racialized sexual stereotypes influence mental health, body image attitudes, and expressions of sexuality among Black women.