Efrén Pérez (Ph.D., Duke University) is Full Professor of Political Science and Psychology at UCLA, where he directs its Race, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society (REPS) Lab and co-directs its Intergroup Relations (IRL) Lab. Efrén draws on psychological principles to better understand the political attitudes and behaviors of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. His research primarily focuses on group identity, language and public opinion, and implicit cognition