Jason Deska
Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology Toronto, Ontario jdeska@torontomu.ca
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Dr. Deska is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the director of the Social Perception and Intergroup Relations Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. He received his PhD in social psychology at Miami University and completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto. He superv...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Deska is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the director of the Social Perception and Intergroup Relations Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. He received his PhD in social psychology at Miami University and completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto. He supervises MA and PhD students and teaches courses related to social psychology and social cognition.
The goal of Dr. Deska’s research is to investigate how the impressions people form of others produce and sustain inequality. Specifically, Dr. Deska examines how social categories (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, sex, gender) and individual features (e.g., facial appearance, emotional expression, body shape) lead to discriminatory and dehumanizing outcomes.
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The goal of Dr. Deska’s research is to investigate how the impressions people form of others produce and sustain inequality. Specifically, Dr. Deska examines how social categories (e.g., race, socioeconomic status, sex, gender) and individual features (e.g., facial appearance, emotional expression, body shape) lead to discriminatory and dehumanizing outcomes.
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