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Chris’s research examines how stereotypes shape the way we perceive other people, with particular attention to intersectionality, organizational life, and political identity. Across these domains, Chris studies how social identities become lenses through which people interpret and evaluate others.

Under Review or in Preparation

Petsko, C. D., Liebenow, H. A., & Cassidy, B. S. (under review). People are slower to categorize—but exhibit every bit as much implicit gender stereotyping toward—transgender (vs. cisgender) individuals on the IAT.

Hausfeld, M. M., Banks, G. C., Yavorsky, J. E., & Petsko, C. D. (revise and resubmit in progress). When charisma works for women: A prospective meta-analysis of charismatic signaling and gender. Journal of Management.

Cho, M., & Petsko, C. D. (reject & resubmit in progress). Homophily in the mind’s eye: Evidence of a perceptual error that precludes people from recognizing cross-race sponsorship in professional settings. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Petsko, C. D., Connor, P. (2026). Intersectional prejudice in context: Do naturalistic background images moderate implicit bias? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 123, Article No. 104870.

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Petsko, C. D., Connor, P. (2026). Intersectional prejudice in context: Do naturalistic background images moderate implicit bias? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 123, Article No. 104870.

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Freiburger, E., Hall, E. V., & Petsko, C. D. (2026). An integrative framework of Black-threat stereotyping: Merging the Lens Model and MOSAIC to explain variation in Black-threat associations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 30, 304–322.

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Freiburger, E., Hall, E. V., & Petsko, C. D. (2026). An integrative framework of Black-threat stereotyping: Merging the Lens Model and MOSAIC to explain variation in Black-threat associations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 30, 304–322.

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Petsko, C. D., Ponce de Leon, R., & Rosette, A. S. (2025). Beyond the motherhood penalty: Evidence of a (potentially race-based) parenthood boost in workplace evaluations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 119, 104753.

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Petsko, C. D., Ponce de Leon, R., & Rosette, A. S. (2025). Beyond the motherhood penalty: Evidence of a (potentially race-based) parenthood boost in workplace evaluations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 119, 104753.

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Rosette, A. S., Li, X., Samuel, N., & Petsko, C. D. (2025). From primary to pluralistic: A typology of intersectionality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 61, 101944.

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Rosette, A. S., Li, X., Samuel, N., & Petsko, C. D. (2025). From primary to pluralistic: A typology of intersectionality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 61, 101944.

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McGorray, E. L., & Petsko, C. D. (2024). Perceptions of bisexual individuals depend on target gender. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, 550–560.

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McGorray, E. L., & Petsko, C. D. (2024). Perceptions of bisexual individuals depend on target gender. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, 550–560.

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Petsko, C. D., & Kteily, N. S. (2024). Political (Meta-) Dehumanization in mental representations: Divergent emphases in the minds of political liberals vs. conservatives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50, 1675–1689.

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Petsko, C. D., & Kteily, N. S. (2024). Political (Meta-) Dehumanization in mental representations: Divergent emphases in the minds of political liberals vs. conservatives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50, 1675–1689.

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Petsko, C. D., & Vogler, S. (2024). Is men’s heterosexuality perceived as more precarious than women’s? An intersectional, race-by-gender analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50, 766–779.

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Petsko, C. D., & Vogler, S. (2024). Is men’s heterosexuality perceived as more precarious than women’s? An intersectional, race-by-gender analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50, 766–779.

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Inwald, J. F., Bruine de Bruin, W., & Petsko, C. D. (2024). Younger Americans are less politically polarized than older Americans about climate policies (but not about other policy domains). PLoS ONE, 19(5), e0302434.

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Inwald, J. F., Bruine de Bruin, W., & Petsko, C. D. (2024). Younger Americans are less politically polarized than older Americans about climate policies (but not about other policy domains). PLoS ONE, 19(5), e0302434.

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Petsko, C. D., & Rosette, A. S. (2023). Are leaders still presumed White by default? Racial bias in leader categorization revisited. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108, 330–340.

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Petsko, C. D., & Rosette, A. S. (2023). Are leaders still presumed White by default? Racial bias in leader categorization revisited. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108, 330–340.

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Petsko, C. D., Rosette, A. S., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2022). Through the looking glass: A lens-based account of intersectional stereotyping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123, 763–787.

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Petsko, C. D., Rosette, A. S., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2022). Through the looking glass: A lens-based account of intersectional stereotyping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123, 763–787.

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Petsko, C. D., Lei, R. F., Kunst, J. R., Bruneau, E., & Kteily, N. (2021). Blatant dehumanization in the mind’s eye: Prevalent even among those who explicitly reject it? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150, 1115–1131.

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Petsko, C. D., Lei, R. F., Kunst, J. R., Bruneau, E., & Kteily, N. (2021). Blatant dehumanization in the mind’s eye: Prevalent even among those who explicitly reject it? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150, 1115–1131.

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Nelsen, M. D., & Petsko, C. D. (2021). Race and white rural consciousness. Perspectives on Politics, 19, 1205–1218.

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Nelsen, M. D., & Petsko, C. D. (2021). Race and white rural consciousness. Perspectives on Politics, 19, 1205–1218.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2020). Multifarious person perception: How social perceivers manage the complexity of intersectional targets. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 14, e12518.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2020). Multifarious person perception: How social perceivers manage the complexity of intersectional targets. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 14, e12518.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2019). Racial stereotyping of gay men: Can a minority sexual orientation erase race? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 83, 37–54.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2019). Racial stereotyping of gay men: Can a minority sexual orientation erase race? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 83, 37–54.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2019). Race-crime congruency effects revisited: Do we take defendants’ sexual orientation into account? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10, 73–81.

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Petsko, C. D., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2019). Race-crime congruency effects revisited: Do we take defendants’ sexual orientation into account? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10, 73–81.

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Alternative Scholarly Works

Alternative Scholarly Works

Bodenhausen, G. V., & Petsko, C. D. (2025). Complications in predicting intergroup behavior from implicit biases: One size does not fit all. In J. A. Krosnick, T. H. Stark, & A. L. Scott (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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Bodenhausen, G. V., & Petsko, C. D. (2025). Complications in predicting intergroup behavior from implicit biases: One size does not fit all. In J. A. Krosnick, T. H. Stark, & A. L. Scott (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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Petsko, C. D. (2020). Intersectional categorization theory: A compartmentalization model of social stereotyping. Doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University. Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database, Order No. 27994484.

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Petsko, C. D. (2020). Intersectional categorization theory: A compartmentalization model of social stereotyping. Doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University. Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database, Order No. 27994484.

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Christopher D. Petsko

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

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