Kate Ratliff

Kate Ratliff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on social psychology, particularly implicit bias, stereotypes, and behavioral responses to intergroup dynamics. She has contributed extensively to the development and application of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and related methodologies.

Email: ratliff@ufl.edu | Office: McCarty C 524 | Mailing Address: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, PO Box 112250, Gainesville, FL 32611

Research Interests: Her work examines how implicit biases influence decision-making, the transfer of attitudes to new groups, institutional effects on intergroup perceptions, and educational interventions for bias reduction. She also investigates intersections of race, gender, and identity in shaping social attitudes.

Article Trends: Recent publications address defensiveness in IAT feedback, geographic patterns of racial bias, replication challenges in psychological science, and the interplay between implicit and explicit evaluations.