Danu Anthony Stinson
Professor
Psychology
- Contact:
- Office: COR A272 dstinson@uvic.ca 250-721-6281
- Credentials:
- PhD (Waterloo)
- Area of expertise:
- Social psychology
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Interests
- social psychology
- interpersonal relationships and the self
Faculty bio
How do people evaluate their social worth? Why do some people form new relationships easily while others struggle? How do people cope with self-threats like rejection and social stigma? Can people unlearn internalized stigma?
Together with her students and collaborators, Dr. Stinson uses social-psychological science to answer these and other important questions about the ways in which important aspects of the self – like self-esteem, self-concept, and identity – shape, and are shaped by, people’s close relationships and the communities to which they belong.