UCLA’s REPS Lab

The Race, Ethnicity, Politics, & Society Lab develops & tests theories about intergroup politics. Sometimes we’re wrong 😬 It’s science, after all.

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

Today I’m no longer tío emeritus. I’m now officially a padrino (godfather). My nephew, Lencho (ie, Lorenzo), made his first communion this morning 🇲🇽🌵🇺🇸

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

@REPS_Lab affiliate, Raquel Centeno, is now officially Dr. Centeno 🔥🔥🔥

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

One of my UCLA Psych students just had their first “first author” paper accepted at Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, so I’m commemorating her achievement with 2 memes…

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

New @REPS_Lab accepted @GPIR_SAGE, led by @KRogbeer (UCLA Psych PhD student) and co-produced with @JaeJaeykim2 and @EfrenPoliPsy.

"Is Unity Durable Among People of Color? Two Large Experiments Stress-Testing Solidarity Between Black and Latino Americans"

A brief 🧵

[British Jnl Poli Sci @BJPolS]

NEW -

The Correlates of Ethnicity: Why the Ethnic Majority Expects That Ethnic Minorities Contribute Less to the Collective - https://t.co/0gbOwtfsFF

- @Mat_Kruse

#OpenAccess

[Raquel Centeno @RaqCenteno]

Happy to share that USC POIR Predoctoral Summer Institute is back! 🎉

This is a great opportunity for students considering a PhD in political science to learn more about the process.

This year's will take place from June 12-14, and apps are due April 25!

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

🚨🚨🚨Published today:

REPS Lab paper (open access), with two of our Political Science PhD students—#EmilyOrtiz🇵🇷 & #RamonaAlhambra🇵🇭—leading our team of undergrads.

https://t.co/A2zvTxrNge...

A brief 🧵

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

Today, the Social Area @ UCLA Psych were treated to 2 incredible presentations by 2 talented UC Irvine PhD students. Here they are with our own REPS Lab (E. Pérez) & Social Relations Lab (Y. Huo) students having lunch & forging friendships that will likely outlast grad school

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

cc: @REPS_Lab

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

Next week at the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) 2025 Annual Meeting -

Editors from @JournalREP, @PRQjournal, and @PGI_WPSA will be available for a conversation about the publication process.

https://t.co/sFPgJzMeGw

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

Dr. Kiera Hudson (Harvard PhD) shared her incredible work today on emotions (schdenfreude) & intergroup relations (UCLA Psychology ) 🔥🔥

Thanks for visiting us, Kiera 😎

@UCLA
@REPS_Lab
#IntergroupRelationsLab

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

The 3 Amigos were quoted at length here: @blfraga, myself, and my UCLA PhD student, #RodolfoSoli…🇲🇽🌵🇺🇸

https://t.co/byCVLawQEz

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

@REPS_Lab

[Chris Towler @blkprofcct]

If anyone at #MPSA is interesting in discussing publishing in @JournalREP (or just wants to say hi 👋🏽), I’m currently at the @CUP_PoliSci table at the book fair this morning. Please stop on by!

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

#OpenAccess from @JournalREP -

Rage Against the Machine? Why System Justification Drives (Some) Asian Americans to Spurn Racial Solidarity - https://t.co/oj6aeLSHVg

- @EfrenPoliPsy, @KRogbeer, Tran, Huynh, Ortiz, Crossley, Halili, Sun Jae Lee, Lempert, Morel & Passananti

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

New @REPS_Lab paper published online today @JournalREP by a team of undergraduate and graduate UCLA students.

https://t.co/piUbrVHV9f

[Efrén Pérez @EfrenPoliPsy]

Carne asada and Mexi-mullets on this glorious LA spring day 🇲🇽⚾️

[Jake P. Baquiran @bokterium]

“To write for impact means to keep it as simple as possible.” Good read and very insightful.

https://t.co/5WIzWZjHqa