Speaker Bio: Sapna Cheryan
Keynote Speaker: How Stereotypes Contribute to Gender Disparities — And How to Change That
Sapna Cheryan is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington. Her research interests include identity, stereotypes and prejudice, and she has published articles on stereotype threat and strategies of belonging to social groups in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Science.
Cheryan's awards include the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and the American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University in 2007 and her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.