Victoria Plaut, Ph.D.
Psychology
Phone: (706) 542-4058
vplaut@uga.edu

As a social and cultural psychologist, I examine the relationship between individuals' sociocultural contexts and their psychological functioning. I study the nature and prevalence of various conceptions of and approaches to racial and ethnic diversity and their implications for intergroup relations. I am also interested in cultural conceptions of ability and how to restructure learning and work environments to improve the representation and performance of women and minorities in particular domains. Additionally, I examine how cultural context shapes people's well-being and self-in particular how culturally prevalent meanings and practices influence regional and national patters of well-being. In an emerging line of research, I study the social representations of and non-readership of legal agreements, such as on-line click-through agreements.

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