Grace Rivera
she/her
Grace Rivera
Primary Investigator
Grace Rivera is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Mississippi. She earned her B.S. in psychology and international relations from SUNY Geneseo in 2015 and her Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from Texas A&M University in 2020, with a graduate certificate in Africana Studies. Dr. Rivera’s research is guided by an interest in the lay-theories people hold about selves and systems. She uses perspectives from existential and cultural psychology in her work on lay-theories about true selves and authenticity, American meritocracy, and systemic racism.