Kerri Johnson, Ph.D.

Kerri Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Communication and Psychology

My research is at the forefront of the burgeoning field of Social Vision which aims to understand how visual information impacts the impressions we form about other people. Broadly, we test how perception of cues in the face and body impacts interpersonal judgments such as likability and group membership, behaviors such as desire for contact and engagement, and biases that impact early impressions. My published works focus on how these early impressions — from merely a glimpse — inform judgments in consequential domains, including politics, the workplace, academics, and even sports.