Kang, Sonia
Department of Management
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Sonia Kang is an Assistant Professor in the OBHRM area as of 2011. Before coming to the University of Toronto, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Alberta. Sonia Kang is an Assistant Professor in the OBHRM area as of 2011. Before coming to the University of Toronto, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Alberta.
Research Interest
Broadly speaking, Sonia's research examines barriers to and methods for optimizing diversity. She is particularly interested in the experience and effects of prejudice and discrimination, and examines these phenomena across the lifespan, from childhood to old age. Some of her previous research projects have examined the development of stigma consciousness among children, behavioral and neural effects of stigma and stereotype threat on adults, and the consequences of stereotype threat on the cognitive performance of older adults. She is especially interested in applying knowledge gained through social psychological research to policy and real-world interventions.
