Allegra Midgette

Dr. Allegra Midgette is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on moral development, cultural influences on family practices, and social justice within inequitable systems. She employs mixed methodologies to explore how children and families navigate issues of justice and care in diverse contexts.

Dr. Midgette’s work emphasizes cross-cultural comparisons, particularly between the US, China, South Korea, and Finland. She investigates topics like household labor equity, gender roles, microaggressions in educational settings, and the psychological impacts of social inequality. Her long-term goal is to develop interventions that foster caring and just behaviors in individuals.

Selected publications include groundbreaking studies on preschoolers' perceptions of household labor inequality, college students' recognition of racial/gender microaggressions, and cross-cultural family labor expectations. She is affiliated with the Diversity Science research cluster and maintains an active lab website for collaborative projects.

Dr. Midgette holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (inferred from academic rank) and is accepting graduate students for 2024-2025. Her research has been published in high-impact journals like PNAS and Sex Roles, and she frequently presents at international conferences.