Social Psychology

PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology

PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology

Dr. Bennett (aka Dr. B) is a social psychologist who studies identity, intergroup dynamics, and inequality in organizational contexts, with a particular focus on racial differences in women’s workplace experiences. Her research centers on two primary areas: (1) the psychological consequences of workplace mistreatment for women’s health and career trajectories, and (2) intergroup processes among women in professional settings, including the role of prejudice, allyship, and solidarity. Across these lines of inquiry, Dr. Bennett uses quantitative methods grounded in intersectional feminist theory to examine how perceptions of race shape responses to women at work. Her current projects include experimental studies on White individuals’ responses to race-salient organizational decisions, the development of a measure capturing racial prejudice among White women, and investigations of how women of color cope when facing work-related challenges with White women. As a first-generation and low-income college student herself, Dr. Bennett is also committed to demystifying academia and expanding access for nontraditional students.

Awad, G. H., Payne, T., Bennett, A. M., Dillard, J. B., & Cokley, K. (In Press). Combating scientific racism in psychological science: Interrogating notions of rigor. The Educational Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2025.2540428

Bennett, A. M., Sadek, K., & Awad, G. H. (2025). Arab/MENA women’s experiences of infantilization, burnout, and job satisfaction in the workplace. Consulting Psychology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000286

Sadek, K., Awad, G. H., & Bennett, A. M. (2024). Validation of the Coping with Discrimination Scale among Arab/Middle Eastern North African Americans. Cultural Diversity in Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000706  

Rackley, K., Payne, T., Bennett, A. M., & Awad, G. H. (2024). Gender and the imposter phenomenon. In K. Cokley (Ed.), The Impostor Phenomenon: Psychological Theory, Research, and Applications. American Psychological Association (APA) Books. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000397-008 

Hashem, H., Gihani, M., Hirani, S., Bennett, A. M., & Awad, G. H. (2022). Solo status, religious centrality, and discrimination among American Muslim women. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.03.005 

Adelman, D., Awad, G. H., Bennett, A. M., & Nguyen, H. (2021). The role of entitlement, social dominance orientation, and right-wing authoritarianism in the prediction of homonegativity for heterosexual white men. Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12245

Hashem, H., Bennett, A. M., & Awad, G. H. (2020). Arab American youth: Considerations for mental health and community engagement (pp. 133-159), in Breland & Nobel (Eds.), Community Mental Health Engagement with Racially Diverse Populations. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818012-9.00010-1