We are the Intersectionality and Marginalization Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

We are the Intersectionality and Marginalization Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

We are the Intersectionality and Marginalization Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

We are psychologists conducting research

on how oppression shapes and influences

Black women’s identities, attitudes, and behaviors.

We take a strengths-based approach to this research,

examining how Black women define themselves for themselves,

despite discrimination and marginalization.

  • We are a community of researchers, educators, and students.

  • We are investigators of untold narratives.

  • We are advocates for social justice.

Recent News

  • Dr. Jerald was recently elected to the SPSSI Council!

  • Congratulations to Dr. Jerald, who recently received the 2025 SPSP Service to the Field Award, along with collaborators Angela Bell and Kelci Harris, for their work on Flourish, a network for pre-tenure social and personality psychologists off color.

  • PhD student Elizabete presented her research at the EASP Meeting on the Social Psychology of Gender Equality in the Digital Era in Cambridge.