About Me

Bianca V. Vicuña, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC Davis. She co-directs the Group Politics Lab and coordinates the Political Science Research Workshop (PSRW).

Dr. Vicuña is a political psychologist who studies the development of conflict and cooperate between minoritized groups in the U.S. Her work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Behavior, and Politics, Groups, and Identities. She’s the co-Director of the Group Politics Lab. She has been awarded prestigious fellowships and grants to support her research, including the Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation grant, the UCLA Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, the APSA Minority Fellowship, the Hoffenberg Research Fellowship, and the UCLA Dean’s Fund for the Study of Diversity and Racial Inequality.

Contact Information: bvvicuna@ucdavis.edu.