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Bennett, M.W. & Plaut, V.C. (in press). Looking criminal and the presumption of dangerousness- Afrocentric facial features, skin tone, and criminal justice. UC Davis Law Review.
Plaut, V. C., & Carbone, S. (2017). Considering audience psychology in the design of implicit bias education. In Sarah Redfield et al. (Eds), Enhancing justice: Reducing Bias. Washington, DC: American Bar Association.
Thomas, K. M., Plaut, V. C., Volpone-Kouns, S., Brown, B. L. & Sleight, R., (2017). Group-based experiences of discrimination: Moving beyond cognitive theories. To appear in Adrienne J. Colella and Eden B. King (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Workplace Discrimination. Oxford University Press
Conway, L. G., Bongard, K., Plaut, V.C., Gornick, J., Dodds, D. P., Giresi, T., Repke, M., & Houck, S. C. (2017). Ecological origins of freedom- Pathogens, heat stress, and frontier topography predict more vertical but less horizontal governmental restriction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Zarate, M., Hall, G. & Plaut, V.C. (2017). Researchers of color, fame, and impact. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Elgart, A., Plaut. V. C., Paterson, E., & Hirsch, N. (2015). The promise of diversity in remedying the harms of identity-related threats and racial isolation. In U. M. Jayakumar & L. Garces (Eds.), Affirmative action and racial equity: Considering the Fisher case to forge the path ahead.
Plaut, V. C. (2014). Diversity science and institutional design, Policy Insights from Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(1), 72-80.
Cheryan, S., Ziegler, S. A., Plaut, V. C., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2014). Designing classrooms to maximize student achievement. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(1), 4-12.
Plaut, V. C. (2014). 3 myths plus a few best practices for achieving diversity. Scientific American, 311(4), 52-57.
Plaut, V. C., Thomas, K. M., & Hebl, M. R. (2014). Race and ethnicity in the workplace: Spotlighting the perspectives of historically stigmatized groups, Culture, Diversity, and Ethnic Minority Psychology (Special Issue on Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the Workplace).
Carbone, C. S., & Plaut, V. C. (2014). Diversity and the civil jury. William and Mary Law Review, 55, 837-884.
Downey, S. N., van der Werff, L., Thomas, K. M., & Plaut, V. C. (2014). The role of diversity practices and inclusion in promoting trust and employee engagement. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Plaut, V. C., Cheryan, S., & Stevens, F. G. (2014). New frontiers in diversity research: Conceptions of diversity and their theoretical and practical implications. In P. Shaver & M. Mikulincer (Eds.), E. Borgida & J. Bargh (Vol. Eds.) Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 1, Attitudes and Social Cognition. American Psychological Association.
Plaut, V. C. (2014). Models of success in the academy. In Fryberg, S. A., & Martinez, E. J. (Eds.), The truly diverse faculty: New dialogues on diversity in higher education. Palgrave.
Goren, M., & Plaut, V. C. (2014). Racial identity denial and its discontents: Implications for individuals and organizations. In K.M. Thomas, V.C. Plaut, N.M. & Tran (Eds.). Diversity Ideologies in Organizations. (pp. 43-66). New York, Taylor & Francis.
Plaut, V. C., Thomas, K.M., Tran, N.M., & Bazemore, C. (2014). Diversity ideologies in organizations: An introduction. In K.M. Thomas, V.C. Plaut, N.M. & Tran (Eds.). Diversity Ideologies in Organizations. (pp. 1-17). New York, Taylor & Francis.
Cheryan, S., Plaut, V. C., Handron, C. & Hudson, L. (2013). The stereotypical computer scientist: Gendered media representations as a barrier to inclusion for women. Sex Roles, 69(1), 58-71.
Fu, A. S., Plaut, V. C., Markus, H. R., Treadway, J. R. (2012). Places, products, and people make each other up: Culture cycles of self and well-being. In J. Rentfrow (Ed.), Psychological Geography. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Plaut, V. C., Tecle, A., & Feddersen, M. (2013). A sociocultural analysis of U.S. immigration law and psychology. In E. Tartakovsky (Ed.), Immigration: Policies, Challenges and Impact. (pp. 73-96). Nova Science Publishers.
Plaut, V. C., Markus, H. R., Treadway, J. R., & Fu, A. S. (2012). The cultural construction of self and well-being: A tale of two cities. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(12), 1644-1658.
Anderson, M. W. & Plaut, V. C. (2012). Property law: Implicit bias and the resilience of spatial colorlines. In J. Levinson & R. Smith (Eds.), Implicit racial bias across the law (pp. 25-44). Cambridge University Press.
Plaut, V. C., & Bartlett, R. P. (2012). Blind consent? A sociocultural analysis of non-readership of on-line legal agreements. Law and Human Behavior, advance online publication, June 16, 2011. (Authors contributed equally, order determined at random).
Goren, M. J. & Plaut, V. C. (2012). Identity form matters: White racial identity andinter-group attitudes. Self and Identity, 11, 237-254.
Plaut, V. C., Fryberg, S. A., & Martinez, E. J. (2012). Officially advocated but institutionally undermined: Diversity rhetoric and subjective realities of junior faculty of color. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations.
Plaut, V. C., Garnett, F. G., Buffardi, L., & Sanchez-Burks, J. (2011) “What about me?” Perceptions of exclusion and Whites’ reactions to multiculturalism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 337-353.
Gore, J. S., Wilburn, K. R., Treadway, J. & Plaut, V. C. (2011). Regional collectivism in Appalachia and academicattitudes. Cross-Cultural Research, 45, 376-390.
Plaut, V. C. (2011). Law and the zero-sum game of discrimination. Perspectives in Psychological Science, 6, 219-221.
Plaut, V. C., & Treadway, J. (2011). Multiculturalism and diversity: A social psychological perspective. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35, 335.
Plaut, V.C. (2010). Diversity science: Who needs it? Psychological Inquiry, 21, 168–174.
Plaut, V. C. (2010). Diversity science: Why and how difference makes a difference. Psychological Inquiry, 21, 77-99.
Cheryan, S., & Plaut, V.C. (2010). Explaining Underrepresentation: A Theory of Precluded Interest. Sex Roles, 63, 475-488.
Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2010). Predicting whether multiculturalism positively or negatively influences White Americans’ intergroup attitudes: The role of ethnic identification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36(12), 1648-1661.
Kitayama, S., Conway, L.G., Pietromonaco, P. R., Park, H., & Plaut, V.C. (2010). Ethos of independence across regions in the United States: The production-adoption model of cultural change. American Psychologist, 65, 559-574.
Plaut, V. C., Adams, G., & Anderson, S. (2009). Does attractiveness buy happiness? “It depends on where you’re from.” Personal Relationships, 16, 619-630.
Cheryan, S., Plaut, V. C., Davies, P. G., & Steele, C. M. (2009). Ambient belonging: How stereotypical cues impact gender participation in computer science. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1045-1060.
Plaut, V. C., Thomas, K. M., & Goren, M. J. (2009). Is multiculturalism or colorblindness better for minorities? Psychological Science, 20, 444-446.
Anderson, S. L., Adams, G., & Plaut, V. C. (2008). The cultural grounding of personal relationship: The importance of attractiveness in everyday life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 352-368.
Stevens, F. G., Plaut, V. C., & Sanchez-Burks, J. (2008). Unlocking the benefits of diversity: All-inclusive multiculturalism and positive organizational change. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 44, 116-133.
Thomas, K., & Plaut, V. (2008). The many faces of diversity resistance in the workplace. In K. Thomas (Ed.), Diversity resistance in organizations: Manifestations and solutions (pp. 1-22). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Plaut, V. C., & Markus, H. R. (2005). The “inside” story: A cultural-historical analysis of how to be smart and motivated, American style. In C. Dweck & A. Elliott, Handbook of competence and motivation. New York: Guilford.
Adams, G., & Plaut, V. C. (2003). The cultural grounding of relationship: Friendship in North American and West African worlds. Personal Relationships, 10, 335-349.
Plaut, V. C. (2002). Cultural models of diversity: The psychology of difference and inclusion. In R. Shweder, M. Minow, & H. R. Markus (Eds.), Engaging cultural differences: The multicultural challenge in liberal democracies (pp. 365-395). New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press.
Plaut, V. C., Markus, H. R., & Lachman, M.E. (2002). Place matters: Consensual features and regional variation in American well-being and self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 160-184.