Binhao Wu Wins Best Oral Presentation
Binhao Wu plans to pursue a doctorate in psychology at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
SESP senior Binhao Wu’s research looking at the social identity and perception won Top Oral Presentation the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS), one of the largest annual undergraduate research conferences in the country.
CAURS brings together hundreds of undergraduate students in the Chicagoland area from all academic disciplines to present their research.
Through poster presentations, oral presentations, and roundtable discussions, attendees experience the impressive breadth and depth of research being conducted by their peers.
Wu, who was co-advised by Wendi Gardner, associate professor of psychology at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and Mesmin Destin, associate professor of human development and social policy at the School of Education and Social Policy, looked at how our understanding of our ethnic or racial identity affects how we see others from the same or different groups, focusing on East Asian and White populations.
In his study, “Who and What Is ‘East Asian’? Who Gets to Decide?: Similarities in the Perception of the East Asian Group Across Identity Content and In-group Membership” participants completed several tasks, including choosing which images looked more East Asian and judging whether certain traits made someone seem more East Asian.
He found that the way we define our identity shapes our conscious understanding and stories about the group, but it doesn’t change your quick, gut-level perceptions of who belongs to that group.
Other SESP students presenting at CAUR include:
Kaylyn Ahn
"A Divergent Justice: A Comparative Analysis of Command Responsibility in the War Crimes Trials of Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia"
Maggie G. Flores
“Reading Between the Lines: The Experiences of Dyslexic Students in Higher Education”
Lilah Goldberg
“Not Just Sweet Treats: Exploring the Perceived Socio-Emotional Experiences of Celiac Disease through the Lens of French and Italian Gluten-Free Bakery and Restaurant Employees”
Jackson S. Gordwin
“A Different World: How Black Men at Northwestern Perceive Their Academic and Social Belonging”
Annika U. Holliday
“Willingness to Pay for Eco-Labeled Products: A Study of Green Seal Certification and Consumer Trust”
Luke Incardona
“How Northwestern Students Perceive Socioeconomic Status”
Hana-Lei Ji
“Stories from ‘Paradise:’ Conceptions of Race, Colonialism, and Indigeneity by Hawai‘i-Raised College Students on the Continental United States”
Alexandra Kahn
“Experiences of Younger Sisters of Eating Disorder Patients”
Katherine McDonnell
“Perceptions and Experiences of Attraction in College Students”
Sarah Mouzai
“Martyrdom, Media, and Mobilization: The Role of Digitally Mediated Martyrdom Narratives in U.S. Protest Movements”
Danielle Nevett
“‘I Can Be Feminine and Also Be an Athlete’: The Impact of Sports Participation on Gender Expression and Self-Perceptions of Collegiate Female Athletes”
Adrienne Scheide
“When Home Becomes a Hospital Room: The Intersection of Caregiver Expectations, Lived Experience, and Child Interactions during Extended Hospital Stays”
Maya Vuchic
“Beyond Risk: The Influences of Changing Social and Physical Contexts on the Health Behaviors of Undergraduate Students”
Carly R. Winick
“Lives Interrupted: A Mixed-Methods Study of Psychological, Ideological, and Community Responses to Mass Shootings in the United States”