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Psychology

Maria Iankilevitch

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Associate teaching professor

Psychology

Contact:
Office: COR A250 250-472-5136
Credentials:
PhD (UofT)
Area(s) of expertise:
Social psychology, Teaching and learning, Stereotyping and stigma, Person perception, Romantic relationships, Statistics, Research methods
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Interests

  • teaching of psychology
  • statistics
  • psychology of intergroup relations
  • psychology of relationships

Faculty bio

My primary focus is on undergraduate teaching in the areas of social psychology and statistics.

I am mainly interested in improving students’ educational experiences by considering the classroom environment, interpersonal interactions, course content and activities, and course assessments.

I am also interested in understanding how members of different social groups relate to each other and, in particular, how stereotypes and prejudices may affect intergroup relations. As a teaching professor, I do not supervise graduate students.

Representative publications

Iankilevitch, M. (in press). Increasing Positive Cross-Group Connections Through Group Discussions. In H. Scherschel & D. S. Rudmann (Eds.) Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, 2023-2024. To appear on the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/index.php 

Iankilevitch, M. (2025). Hosting an Interventions Fair with Real-World Responses to Ongoing Intergroup Conflict. Peer Reviewed Resource published on the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Resources for Teachers of Psychology website. https://teachpsych.org/page-1603066#diversity

Zaki, L., & Iankilevitch, M. (2024). So you want to do research…Research tips and resources for students. https://researchtips.my.canva.site/
 
Iankilevitch, M., & Chasteen, A. L. (2024). Perceptions of Women and Men in Mixed-Race Heterosexual Relationships. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, online first. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13684302241233505 
 

Iankilevitch, M. (2021). Intergroup Relations course: Making the move from in-person to online. In J. Cerniak, M. Wong, & L. Rosen (Eds.), Teaching Psychology Online. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachpsychonline

Iankilevitch, M. (2020). Diversity/global learning: Intergroup conflict analysis and interventions assignment. In A. Schwartz & R. L. Miller (Eds.), High impact educational practices: A review of best practices with illustrative examples. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/highimpacted 

Iankilevitch, M., Cary, L. A., Remedios, J. D., & Chasteen, A. L. (2020). How do multiracial and monoracial people categorize multiracial faces? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(5), 688-696. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619884563