Calvin Lai

@CalvinKLai

Social psychologist & associate professor @RutgersU.
Studying how to reduce prejudice and discrimination.
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New Brunswick, NJ calvinklai.com Joined August 2013

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Calvin Lai @CalvinKLai Sep 17

I'm honored to receive the 2026 Early Career Impact Award from FABBS, nominated by SESP. I'm grateful to everyone who makes the work possible. 🙏

Check out the spotlight on our research exploring evidence-based interventions that can address inequality: fabbs.org/news/2026/09/f…

Calvin Lai @CalvinKLai Oct 19

New academic year, new lab photo! All the work in our lab depends on the brilliance & hard work of our lab members. I'm always happy to bask in their reflected glory.

Calvin Lai @CalvinKLai Oct 13

💡I’m recruiting a Social Psychology PhD student at Rutgers for Fall 2027 to study how to reduce prejudice and discrimination. More info can be found at: calvinklai.com

Please share this post widely & with students who might be a great fit!

Hidden biases within the mind create a gap between what people value (e.g., racial equality) and what people do (e.g., racial discrimination). Our research seeks to close this gap by understanding how these biases work, figuring out how to reduce them, and developing interventions for addressing their consequences.

Calvin Lai @CalvinKLai Sep 17

Project Implicit’s critical work continues! I have good news to share: we're not going anywhere!
@ProjectImplicit will re-organize under a new organizational framework (TBA), but our work continues all the same.

Our full press release is below.

Calvin Lai @CalvinKLai Jun 23

New-ish paper w/ @soyeon_polisci, @l33_messi, and @Jacob_Montg! We found that AI models were biased in inferring political ideology from images. Women were seen as more liberal than men than would be justified by real-world differences. 🧵