Angelo Cusimano

Angelo Cusimano is a Ph.D. student in basic and applied social psychology at the Graduate Center and a member of the Daryl Wout Lab at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Before beginning his Ph.D., Cusimano completed a summer internship in organizational behavior at Yale University’s School of Management, where he worked as a research assistant focusing on issues related to the racial wealth gap. His research investigates experiences of stereotyping and prejudice, particularly how individuals recognize and respond to these threats during interracial interactions. One key project examines how U.S. monoracial white participants’ concerns about appearing prejudiced influence their interactions with Black-white biracial individuals. Cusimano holds a B.A. in psychology and political science from Stony Brook University and an M.A. in basic and applied social psychology from the Graduate Center.