The Intergroup Relations Laboratory at MSU Studies in the Intergroup Relations Lab are conducted by a core group of graduate and undergraduate researchers and research assistants, in collaboration with various other researcher labs within the university and in other institutions.  Members Include: Leslie Saxon, Ben Asher, Andrew Defever, Brett Teslaa, Ryan McNamara Jessica Ceh, Kierstin Lorence, Nicole Boucher, Karlie Witbrodt, Valerie Rygiel Hans Schroder, Ariel Walgraev, Melissa McDonald, Kate Rowley, Chelsea Wise, & Stephanie Spencer      Lab Organization  Principal Investigator Carlos David Navarrete    Executive Assistant Valerie Rygiel   Lab Manager Benjamin Asher   Graduate Researcher Melissa McDonald   Undergraduate Researcher Kierstin Lorence   Undergraduate Researcher Nicole Boucher   Undergraduate Researcher Leslie Saxon    Graduate Student Affiliate Stevie Yap   You? You? Collaborators Researchers engaged in ongoing lab projects include: Joe Cesario - Michigan State Norb Kerr - Michigan State Dan Fessler - UCLA Marc Hauser - Harvard Jim Sidanius - Harvard McNair/SROP Scholars Our lab proudly hosts undergraduate researchers through the McNair-SROP Scholars Program, a national organization that encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue graduate studies and expand their educational opportunities. The program focuses on preparing students for intensive research and the competitive graduate school admissions process. For more information visit www.msu.edu/~oss/mcnair. Veterans of the summer research program in which we participate include: Eira Figueroa - Universidad de Puerto Rico Timisola Oshikanlu - University of Michigan DiTalliana Patterson - Denison College Natalie Watson - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Research Support Support for lab research comes from: National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Award Program Michigan State University, Faculty Research Startup Fund Intergroup Relations Lab, Student Support Fund (Startup Sub-Acct.) Federal Work-Study Program