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Research Areas
Research Interests
- Psychology of Religion
- Intergroup Relations
- Religious and Non-religious Bias
- Social Identity Threat
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
Research Description
My current research focuses on (1) factors contributing to religious and non-religious shifts in societies; (2) the effect of religious demographic shifts on attitudes toward religious out-groups and in-groups; and (3) the effect of religious practices and rituals on mating perceptions.
Grants
APA Division 36 Social Justice Taskforce Grant
Courses Taught
PSYC201 - Introduction to Social Pscyhology
PSYC308 - Psychology of Religion & Spirituality (Teaching Assistant)
Recent Publications
Bagherian, M., Sayyad, P., Brown, M., Rios, K. (2025). Affordances of Costly Religious Practices for Mating. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000577
Bagherian, M., Sayyad, P., Sheibani, H., & Rios, K. (2025). Fallout of faith in Iran: How religious leaders’ hypocrisy undermines beliefs while parents’ devotion sustains it. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000567