She is joining the department as a member of the Social Psychology program and the Personality and Health program. One of her main research interests is implicit intergroup bias. She investigates when and why majority-group members become aware of their own implicit biases toward other social groups, and the consequences of this awareness. She is also part of a team conducting an ambitious longitudinal study of medical students, including an exploration of the nature and impact of implicit racial biases and racial climate in medical school settings. Professor Perry also has affiliations with the Northwestern Department of Medical Social Sciences and the Institute for Policy Research. Sylvia Perry's Psychology Faculty Page