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Selected Publications

De-biasing job ads by replacing masculine language increases gender diversity of applicant pools

He, J.C., & Kang, S.K.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025

One label doesn't fit all: Preferred self-labelling practices within the Chinese immigrant community

Yim, O., & Kang, S.K.

American Behavioral Scientist (Special Issue: Critical Issues Facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Asian Diasporas), 2024

Moving from i-frame to s-frame focus in equity, diversity, and inclusion research, practice, and policy

He, J.C., & Kang, S.K.

Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 46, e159, 2023

Understanding the leaders of tomorrow: The need to study leadership in adolescence

Tackett, J. L., Reardon, K. W., Fast, N. J., Johnson, L., Kang, S. K., Lang, J. W. B., & Oswald, F. L.

Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18, 829-842, 2023

We need to make sure telecommuting does not exacerbate gender disparity

Fang, D., Kang, S.K., & Kaplan, S.

The Lancet, published online July 11, 2022

Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the lab and in the field

He, J.C., Kang, S.K., & Lacetera, N.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(42), 2021

Covering in Cover Letters: Gender and self-presentation in job applications

He, J.C., & Kang, S.K.

Academy of Management Journal, 64, 1097-1126, 2021

Stereotypes at work: Occupational stereotypes predict race and gender segregation in the workforce

He, J.C., Kang, S.K., Tse, K., & Toh, S.M.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 115, 103318, 2019

Working toward gender diversity and inclusion in medicine: Myths and solutions

Kang, S.K., & Kaplan, S.

The Lancet, 393, 579-586, 2019

From ignorance to intolerance: Perceived intentionality of racial discrimination shapes preferences for colorblindness versus multiculturalism

Apfelbaum, E.P., Grunberg, R., Halevy, N., & Kang, S.K.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 69, 86- 101, 2017

Mechanisms of identity conflict: Uncertainty, anxiety, and the behavioral inhibition system

Hirsh, J.B., & Kang, S.K.

Personality and Social Psychology Review, 20, 223-244, 2016

Whitened resumes: Race and self-presentation in the labor market

Kang, S.K., DeCelles, K.A., Tilcsik, A., & Jun, S.

Administrative Science Quarterly, 61, 469-502, 2016

Interpreting equality rights under Sections 7 and 15 in new and old ways: An empirical analysis of the concurrent claims approach

Kang, K.K., & Kang, S.K.

National Journal of Constitutional Law, 35, 235-268, 2016

Power affects performance when the pressure is on: Evidence for low-power threat and high-power lift

Kang, S.K., Galinsky, A.D., Kray, L.J., & Shirako, A.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 726-735, 2015

Folk beliefs about genetic variation predict avoidance of biracial individuals

Kang, S.K., Plaks, J.E., & Remedios, J.D.

Frontiers in Psychology: Personality and Social Psychology, 6, 357, 2015

Comparing young and older adults' perceptions of conflicting stereotypes and multiply-categorizable individuals

Kang, S.K., Chasteen, A.L., Cadieux, J., Cary, L.A., & Syeda, M.

Psychology and Aging, 29, 469-481, 2014

Stereotype threat spillover: Why stereotype threat is more useful for organizations than it seems

Kang, S.K., & Inzlicht, M.

Industrial Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 7, 452-456, 2014

Personalized persuasion: Tailoring persuasive appeals to recipient personality traits

Hirsh, J.B., Kang, S.K., & Bodenhausen, G.V.

Psychological Science, 23, 578-581, 2012

Stigma building blocks: How instruction and experience teach children about rejection by out-groups

Kang, S.K., & Inzlicht, M.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 357-369, 2012

Lingering effects: Stereotype threat hurts more than you think

Inzlicht, M., Tullet, A.M., Legault, L., & Kang, S.K.

Social Issues and Policy Review, 5, 227-256, 2011

Facing social identity change: Interactive effects of current and projected collective identification on expectations regarding future self-esteem and psychological well-being

Packer, D. J., Chasteen, A. L., & Kang, S.K.

British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 414-430, 2011

Stereotype Threat Spillover: How Coping With Threats to Social Identity Affects Aggression, Eating, Decision Making, and Attention

Inzlicht, M., & Kang, S.K.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 467-481, 2010

Social neuroscience and public policy on intergroup relations: A Hegelian analysis

Kang, S.K., Inzlicht, M., & Derks, B.

Journal of Social Issues, 66, 585-601, 2010

Your mistakes are mine: Self-other overlap predicts neural response to observed errors

Kang, S.K., Hirsh, J.B., & Chasteen, A.L.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 229-232, 2010

Beyond the double-jeopardy hypothesis: Assessing emotion on the faces of multiply categorizable targets of prejudice

Kang, S.K., & Chasteen, A.L.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 1281-1285, 2009

The moderating role of age-group identification and perceived threat on stereotype threat among older adults

Kang, S.K., & Chasteen, A.L.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69, 201-220, 2009

The development and validation of the age-based rejection sensitivity questionnaire (RSQ-Age)

Kang, S.K., & Chasteen, A.L.

The Gerontologist, 49, 303-316, 2009

The neuroscience of stigma and stereotype threat

Derks, B., Inzlicht, M., & Kang, S.K.

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 11, 163-181, 2008

Applying behavioral insights to cultivate diversity and inclusion

He, J.C., Agarwal, G., & Kang, S.K.

In N. Mazar & D. Soman (Eds.), Behavioral Science in the Wild.

Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2022

Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Kang, S. K.

In E. King, M. Hebl, & Q. Roberson (Eds.), Research in Social Issues in Management.

Information Age Publishing, 2020

Social categorization and perceptions of social groups

Bodenhausen, G.V., Kang, S.K., & Peery, D.

In S.T. Fiske & C.N. Macrae (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Social Cognition (pp. 318-336).

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2012

Aging and stereotype threat: Development, process, and interventions

Chasteen, A.L., Kang, S.K., & Remedios, J.D.

In M. Inzlicht & T. Schmader (Eds.), Stereotype Threat: Theory, Process, and Application (pp. 202-216).

Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2011

The Saturday Debate: Does diversity training work?

Kang, S.K. & Scaravelli, K.

Toronto Star, 2022

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Applying Behavioral Insights to Cultivate Diversity & Inclusion

He, J.C., Agarwal, G., & Kang, S.K.

Engendering Success in STEM White Paper, 2022

How to reinvent yourself

Kang, S.K.

Rotman Management Magazine, 2022

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The Art of Disruptive Conversations

Kang, S.K.

Rotman Management Magazine, 2021

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How can leaders in organizations use behavioural science to communicate and support their teams effectively?

Lou, G., Xiang, S., Kuang, T., Ram-Mohanram, A., Kwan, K., Soman, D., Kang, S.K., & Feng, B.

Research Report Series Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR). Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 2021

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De-biasing Job Postings

He, J. C., Kang, S. K.

Engendering Success in STEM White Paper, 2020

Addressing gender inequality via choice architecture

He, J.C., Kang, S.K., & Lacetera, N.

Vox, 2020

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Banishing Occupational Stereotypes

He, J.C., Kang, S.K., Tse, K., & Toh, S. M.

Rotman Management Magazine, 2020

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Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine: Lessons from Management

Kang, S.K., & Kaplan, S.

Rotman Management Magazine, 2020

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Women's Labour Participation in Iraq's Private Sector: A Behavioural Insights Perspective

Kolagani, R., MacLeod, C., Saini, R., Ly, K., & Kang, S.K.

Research Report Series Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman (BEAR). Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 2018

"Whitening" and Self-Presentation in the Labour Market

Kang, S.K., DeCelles, K.A., Tilcsik, A., & Jun, S.

Rotman Management Magazine, 2017

The unintended consequences of diversity statements

Kang, S.K., DeCelles, K.A., Tilcsik, A., & Jun, S.

Harvard Business Review, 2016

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Research-based advice on teaching children not to be racist

Kang, S.K., & Apfelbaum, E.P.

The Atlantic, 2012

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Selected Publications

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De-biasing job ads by replacing masculine language increases gender diversity of applicant pools

One label doesn't fit all: Preferred self-labelling practices within the Chinese immigrant community

Moving from i-frame to s-frame focus in equity, diversity, and inclusion research, practice, and policy

Understanding the leaders of tomorrow: The need to study leadership in adolescence

We need to make sure telecommuting does not exacerbate gender disparity

Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the lab and in the field

Covering in Cover Letters: Gender and self-presentation in job applications

Stereotypes at work: Occupational stereotypes predict race and gender segregation in the workforce

Working toward gender diversity and inclusion in medicine: Myths and solutions

From ignorance to intolerance: Perceived intentionality of racial discrimination shapes preferences for colorblindness versus multiculturalism

Mechanisms of identity conflict: Uncertainty, anxiety, and the behavioral inhibition system

Whitened resumes: Race and self-presentation in the labor market

Interpreting equality rights under Sections 7 and 15 in new and old ways: An empirical analysis of the concurrent claims approach

Power affects performance when the pressure is on: Evidence for low-power threat and high-power lift

Folk beliefs about genetic variation predict avoidance of biracial individuals

Comparing young and older adults' perceptions of conflicting stereotypes and multiply-categorizable individuals

Stereotype threat spillover: Why stereotype threat is more useful for organizations than it seems

Personalized persuasion: Tailoring persuasive appeals to recipient personality traits

Stigma building blocks: How instruction and experience teach children about rejection by out-groups

Lingering effects: Stereotype threat hurts more than you think

Facing social identity change: Interactive effects of current and projected collective identification on expectations regarding future self-esteem and psychological well-being

Stereotype Threat Spillover: How Coping With Threats to Social Identity Affects Aggression, Eating, Decision Making, and Attention

Social neuroscience and public policy on intergroup relations: A Hegelian analysis

Your mistakes are mine: Self-other overlap predicts neural response to observed errors

Beyond the double-jeopardy hypothesis: Assessing emotion on the faces of multiply categorizable targets of prejudice

The moderating role of age-group identification and perceived threat on stereotype threat among older adults

The development and validation of the age-based rejection sensitivity questionnaire (RSQ-Age)

The neuroscience of stigma and stereotype threat

Applying behavioral insights to cultivate diversity and inclusion

Identity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Social categorization and perceptions of social groups

Aging and stereotype threat: Development, process, and interventions

The Saturday Debate: Does diversity training work?

Applying Behavioral Insights to Cultivate Diversity & Inclusion

How to reinvent yourself

The Art of Disruptive Conversations

How can leaders in organizations use behavioural science to communicate and support their teams effectively?

De-biasing Job Postings

Addressing gender inequality via choice architecture

Banishing Occupational Stereotypes

Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine: Lessons from Management

Women's Labour Participation in Iraq's Private Sector: A Behavioural Insights Perspective

"Whitening" and Self-Presentation in the Labour Market

The unintended consequences of diversity statements

Research-based advice on teaching children not to be racist