Diana T. Sanchez

Institution Rutgers University Current Position Assistant Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Women's Studies from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005 Research Interests Close Relationships Culture/Ethnicity Gender Intergroup Relations Prejudice/Stereotyping Self/Identity Sexuality/Sexual Orientation Laboratory Home Page Stigma, Health, and Close Relationships Laboratory Courses Taught Psychology of Women Social Psychology   Diana T. Sanchez Department of Psychology Rutgers University 53 Avenue East, Tillett Hall Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8040 United States Home Page Phone: (732) 445-3552 Fax: (732) 445-0036 Diana Sanchez has research interests in gender roles, sexuality, close-relationships, minority health, social identity and stigma. She is currently pursuing two separate lines of research concerning (1) how adherence to gender norms affects psychological health and intimate relationships, and (2) racial identity and psychological adjustment. Journal Articles: Sanchez, D. T. (in press). How do forced-choice dilemmas affect multiracial people? The role of autonomy and public regard in depressive symptoms. Journal of Applied Social Psychology Sanchez, D. T., & Bonam, C. M. (2009). To disclose or not to disclose: The effect of biracial disclosure on perceiver evaluations and target responses. Journal of Social Issues, 65, 129-149. Sanchez, D. T., & Broccoli, T. L. (2008). The romance of self-objectification: Does priming romantic relationships induce states of self-objectification among women? Sex Roles, 59, 555-567. Sanchez, D. T., & Crocker, J. (2005). Investment in gender ideals and well-being: The role of external contingencies of self-worth. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29, 63-77. Sanchez, D. T., Crocker, J., & Boike, K. R. (2005). Doing gender in the bedroom: Investing in gender norms and the sexual experience. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1445-1455. Sanchez, D. T., & Garcia, J. A. (in press). The presence of racially similar stigmatized others and the daily well-being of biracial people: The moderating role of biological constructions of race. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Sanchez, D. T., & Kiefer, A. K. (2007). Body concerns in and out of the bedroom: Implications for sexual pleasure and problems. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 808-820. Sanchez, D. T., Kiefer, A., & Ybarra, O. (2006). Sexual submissiveness in women: Costs for autonomy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 512-524. Sanchez, D. T., & Kwang, T. (2007). When the relationship becomes her: Revisiting body concerns from a relationship contingency perspective. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 401-414. Sanchez, D. T., Shih, M. J., & Garcia, J. A. (in press). Juggling multiple racial identities: Malleable racial identification predicts psychological well-being. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Shih, M. J., & Sanchez, D. T. (2005). Perspectives and research on the positive and negative implications of having multiple racial identities. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 569-591. Shih, M., & Sanchez, D. T. (2009). When race becomes more complex: Towards understanding the landscape of multiracial identity and experiences. Journal of Social Issues, 65, 1-11.

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