Rate My Professor Clarissa Arms-Chavez

Arms-Chavez's research specializations center on person perception, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and various stigmas affecting social groups, including racial issues, colorism within the African-American community, and sex and gender identity concerns. Key publications include 'Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Physiological Stress on Mental Health Outcomes' (Psychological Reports, 2023, with E. Van Overloop, R. N. Carol, and S. G. LoBello); 'The relation of asthma and chronic disease to depression and anxiety in adults' (Journal of Asthma, 2014, with W. Morgan, H. Center, and S. G. LoBello); and 'Resource-dependent effects during sex categorization' (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2009, with L. O. Rivera and M. A. Zárate). She has contributed to 10 research works amassing 231 citations on ResearchGate. Arms-Chavez has received the 2021 Warhawk Spirit Award, a Distinguished Faculty Award, and selection as an inaugural Faculty Fellow in Auburn University at Montgomery's Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society, recognizing her course on the Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination. Her involvement extends to the Experiential Education and Engagement Center, research symposia, and student mentoring in honors projects on topics like social influence and memory effects of exercise.