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Jason S. Lawrence is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, where he has been a faculty member since 2004. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses including social psychology, applied social psychology, and psychology of diversity.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology (2000) - University of Michigan
- M.A. in Experimental Psychology (1996) - San Jose State University
- B.A. in Psychology (1993) - San Jose State University
- Psychology coursework (1990) - Los Angeles Community College
Dr. Lawrence's research examines how individual differences, group stereotypes, and situational factors influence academic performance, motivation, and social judgments. His primary focus includes achievement motivation dynamics, stigma processes, stereotyping mechanisms, and prejudice reduction. A secondary research stream investigates how social identity and prejudice affect person perception.
His publications predominantly explore social psychological phenomena in academic contexts, with consistent themes of stereotype threat, academic self-worth contingencies, and performance evaluation across racial and gender groups. Recent work examines anxiety mechanisms in testing situations and cross-cultural differences in feedback interpretation.
Awards and Honors:
- Department of Psychology Teaching Award (2008)
- NIH Training Grant (1999)
- Psychology Dissertation Award (1999)
- APA Minority Fellowship (1996)
- Rackham Merit Fellowship (1996)
- California Pre-Doctoral Program (1995)
- Minority Graduate Student Fellowship (1994-1995)
- Social Science Research Grant (1995)
- Graduate Student Stipend Program (1994)
Dr. Lawrence secured funding through the Council for Diversity and Pluralism Research Seed Grant (2006) for research on ethnicity, academic valuing, and achievement. No specific student advising or laboratory affiliations are documented.
