Margo J. Monteith
Margo is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences. Her research interests concern stereotyping and prejudice (particularly involving implicit biases and prejudice reduction strategies), inequality and discrimination, and fostering positive intergroup relations, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Monteith has been elected to a variety of leadership roles, including President of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Executive Committee member of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and Council member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the Midwestern Psychological Association. She has served as Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Social Cognition, and Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, and as Editor of Social Psychological and Personality Science (July 2019 – June 2023). Dr. Monteith has also served as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University (Jan 2021 – August 2024). Her research has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation, and internal funding mechanisms. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association, the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Elisabeth (Liz) Noland
Personal website: www.elisabethnoland.com
Liz Noland is a sixth year PhD candidate in the Social Psychology Program. They graduated from Valparaiso University with a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish in 2019 and received their Master's Degree in Social Psychology from Purdue University in 2021. Broadly, their research centers on examining strategies for reducing intergroup bias and creating environments in which targets of bias can thrive. They have projects at various stages of the research process examining these topics.
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At Purdue, Liz serves in a variety of leadership roles. For example, in 2021 they co-founded and have chaired the Purdue Psychology Mentorship Program, which provides mentorship opportunities to underrepresented psychology
undergraduates. To date, this program has provided mentorship to over 50 undergraduates. In 2021-2022, they received the H.H Remmers Award, for academic excellence and social science responsibility in social science graduate studies.
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Anna (Haoyang) Li
Anna Li is a second-year graduate student advised by Dr. Margo Monteith. She graduated from Carleton College with a major in Psychology and a minor in cognitive science in 2021. Before starting graduate school, she worked as a post-baccalaureate research fellow for two years in the lab. Her research interests broadly involve stereotyping, social identity threats, bias and prejudice. She is also driven to develop and test theory-based strategies that can reduce the activation and application of biases.
Madison Vigdor
Madison Vigdor is a first-year Social Psychology PhD student advised by Dr. Margo Monteith. She graduated from Rutgers University – New Brunswick with a major in Psychology and a minor in Statistics in 2024. Broadly, her research interests include identity, prejudice, and social cognition. She is particularly fascinated by research questions regarding the perception of those in marginalized groups, as well as the effects of such mental processes on intergroup contact and discrimination. Madison is also interested in the perceived and actual efficacy of prejudice reduction strategies.
Monteith Lab 2024-2025
