Stephen Jefferson

Stephen Jefferson serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan University, based in room 341G of the Science Complex. His contact details include phone 734.487.0097 and email sjeffer2@emich.edu.

His research centers on psychological effects of social disenfranchisement and discrimination, with emphasis on social identity's mediating/moderating roles. Key investigations include:

• Racial identity endorsement's impact on African Americans' discrimination responses
• Parallel models for gay/lesbian targets of discrimination
• Negative consequences of social privilege (White privilege and emerging work on male privilege)

He teaches General Psychology (PSY 101), Social Psychology (PSY 309), Psychological Perspectives on Prejudice and Discrimination (PSY 340), and Abnormal Psychology (PSY 360), leading a dedicated research laboratory in these areas.

No scientific awards were documented. Information regarding student advising, research grants, or educational background was not provided in the source material.