Associate Research Scientist working with Dr. Stephanie Fryberg and the Executive Director of the Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity (RISE) Center at the University of Michigan
About
As a social and cultural psychologist, I am driven by a desire to use empirical research to understand and solve real world inequalities. Broadly, my research explores cultural, social, institutional, and interpersonal processes that perpetuate racial, gender, and social class disparities. I strive to expand psychological theory and knowledge while also taking my work into the real world. As such, I work in interdisciplinary and cross-sector teams with researchers and practitioners. Together, we design, implement, and test interventions to create inclusive and equitable educational systems, and we document and challenge the ways in which individuals justify discrimination against marginalized groups, including women, people from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds, and Indigenous Peoples. Across all of my work, I aim to give voice to experiences that are often overlooked in society and in psychology and to produce meaningful change for people who have been disadvantaged within powerful social institutions.
Selected Publications
Fryberg, S. A., Eason, A. E., Brady, L. M., Jessop, N., & Lopez, J. J. (2020). Unpacking the mascot debate: Native American identification predicts opposition to Native Mascots. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(1), 3-13.
Brady, L. M., Higheagle Strong, Z., & Fryberg, S. A. (2020). The mismeasure of Native American students: Using data disaggregation to promote identity safety. In R. T. Teranishi, B. M. D. Ngyuen, C. M. Alcantar, & E. R. Curammeng (Eds.), Measuring race: Why disaggregating data matters for addressing educational inequality (pp. 131-153). Teachers College Press.
Brady, L. M., Fryberg, S. A., & Shoda, Y. (2018). Expanding the interpretive power of psychological science by attending to culture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2018, 115(45), 11406-11413.
Eason, A. E., Brady, L. M., & Fryberg, S. A. (2018). Reclaiming representations and interrupting the cycle of bias against Native Americans. Daedalus. 147(2), 70-81.
Brady, L. M., Germano, A. L., & Fryberg, S. A. (2017). Leveraging cultural differences to promote educational equality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 18, 79-83.
Brady, L. M., Kaiser, C. R., & Major, B. (2015). It’s fair for us: Diversity structures cause women to legitimize discrimination. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 57, 100-110.
