Saaid A. Mendoza
New York University, Department of Psychology
6 Washington Place, Room 760, New York, NY 10003
About Me:
I am currently a 4th-year PhD student at NYU’s Social & Organizational Psychology Program. My advisors are Dr. David Amodio and Dr. Peter Gollwitzer. Prior to coming to NYU, my previous research experience included working as an RA for Dr. Mikki Hebl as an undergraduate at Rice University and participating in a summer research program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working with Dr. Robert Livingston.
Research Interests:
Though past attempts to reduce expressions of implicit race bias have primarily focused on changing the nature of automatic associations, my research explores the role of non-deliberative control within this realm, as well as the neural mechanisms underlying such a process.
Publications:
• King, E. B., Mendoza, S. A., Madera, J. M., Hebl, M. R., & Knight, J. L. (2006). What’s in a name? A multiracial investigation of the role of occupational stereotypes in selection decisions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 1145-1159.
Poster Sessions:
• Mendoza, S. A., & Amodio, D. M. (2008, February). Neural mechanisms underlying implementation intentions to respond without prejudice. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
• Mendoza, S. A., & Amodio, D. M. (2007, October). Neural mechanisms underlying implementation intentions to respond without prejudice. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, GA.
• Mendoza, S., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Amodio, D. M. (2007, January). Reducing implicit race-biased responses through implementation intentions. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
• King, E. B., Mendoza, S. A., Brickman, D., Knight, J. L., & Hebl, M. R. (2005, January). Moral credentialing by association: Are friendships with ethnic minorities used strategically? Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
• King, E. B., Mendoza, S. A., Madera, J. M., Knight, J. L., & Hebl, M. R. (2004, January). What’s in a name? A multi-ethnic investigation of access discrimination. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
Presentations:
• Mendoza, S. A. (2007, February). Reducing expressions of implicit race bias through implementation intentions. Talk presented at the annual Four-College Graduate Student Conference, Yale University, CT.
• Mendoza, S. A. (2007, November). Neural mechanisms underlying implementation intentions to respond without prejudice. Brown bag presented to the Social & Organizational Psychology Department, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (2007, February). Spontaneously engaging control to reduce expressions of implicit race bias. Brown bag presented to the Social & Organizational Psychology Department, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (2006, March). The control of implicit race bias through if-then plans. Brown bag presented to the Social & Organizational Psychology Department, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (2005, April). Failing to do what is expected of you: The derogation of ethnic norm deviants. Brown bag presented to the Social & Organizational Psychology Department, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (August, 2003). Do you see what I see? Judging racial prejudice from static facial cues. Brown bag presented to the Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI.
Guest Lectures:
• Mendoza, S. A. (November, 2007). Personality. Guest lecture given to the Introduction to Psychology class, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (November, 2006). Helping Behavior. Guest lecture given to the Social Psychology class, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (November, 2005). Aggression. Guest lecture given to the Social Psychology class, New York University, NY.
• Mendoza, S. A. (November, 2004). Psychological Defenses. Guest lecture given to the Personality class, New York University, NY.
Teaching Assistantships:
• Introduction to Psychology - Prof. David Amodio, New York University (Fall 2007).
• Social Psychology - Prof. Alison Ledgerwood, New York University (Summer 2007).
• Social Psychology - Prof. Peter Carnevale, New York University (Fall 2006).
• Social Psychology - Prof. Peter Carnevale, New York University (Fall 2005).
• Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Prof. Tyler Okimoto, New York University (Summer 2005).
• Personality Psychology - Prof. Susan Andersen, New York University (Fall 2004).
• Social Psychology - Prof. Mikki Hebl, Rice University (Spring 2004).
Honors & Awards:
• MacCracken Award for Graduate Study, New York University (2004-2009).
• Graduate Student Travel Grant, New York University (2006, 2007).
• Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation (2004, 2005).
• William C. Howell Award for Undergraduate Research & Fellowship, Rice University (2004).
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