Alumni Malissa is a PhD candidate in the department of sociology whose research interests are concerned with racial and gender discrimination, health, and social psychology. Her dissertation research uses a mixed-methods approach to explore: 1) how racial discrimination affects Black people's influence behavior at work and 2) the feeling rules and coping strategies Black and Asian Americans invoke when they experience racial discrimination. She has won several internal and external awards including the Southern Regional Education Board Dissertation Award and the American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship. She currently serves as managing editor for Social Psychology Quarterly. Education Education: M.A., Sociology, University of Georgia 2017 B.A., Sociology, summa cum laude, University of Florida 2015 Research Research Areas: Race and Ethnicity Social Psychology Gender Inequality Sociology of Emotions Work, Occupations, and Organizations Grants: 2020 Dean's Award ($4500) 2020 Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant ($2000) 2016 RED Seed Grant ($500) Selected Publications Selected Publications: Alinor, Malissa and Justine Tinkler. "Take Off Your Hoodie: Attire and the Threatening Perception of Black Men." Forthcoming. Du Bois Review. Tinkler, Justine, Jody Clay-Warner, and Malissa Alinor. "Communicating about Affirmative Consent: How the Threat of Punishment affects Policy Support and Gender Stereotypes." Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Awards, Honors, and Recognition Of Note: 2021 Certificate of Excellence, Department of Sociology 2020-2021 Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program 2019-2020 American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Award 2018 B.O. Williams Outstanding Graduate Student MA Award 2017 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention 2015-2017 GRO Fellowship Award
