Kelly Danaher

Kelly Danaher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). Her research focuses on social psychology, particularly stereotype threat, self-stereotyping, and identity management in academic and stigmatized contexts.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2011

Danaher's work examines how stereotypes affect performance in relevant domains, with applications to gender studies, health psychology, and educational settings. She investigates stereotype threat mechanisms, multiple identity management, and interventions to reduce bias in applied environments.

Her publications span experimental studies on stereotype threat dynamics, classroom interventions for weight bias, and system-maintaining effects of tokenism. While no formal awards are listed, her research has been presented at major conferences like Midwestern Psychological Association and Illinois Summit on Diversity in Psychological Science.

Danaher maintains active research on stereotypes as standards, stigmatized identities, and identity choice behaviors. She can be contacted at kelly-danaher@uiowa.edu.