Markus Brauer
@markusbrauer.bsky.social
UW-Madison Psychology professor and Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity Science. I study prejudice, racism, diversity, behavior change, interventions, norm transgressions, and sustainability.
We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We had a great lab meeting today featuring Latoya Holiday, executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). She gave a fascinating talk about the educational policy work she does, and she shared initiatives by MSAN to promote student success! Thank you, Latoya 😊
I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I had a great time at Princeton University on Monday! I gave a talk entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion" at Princeton's Dilemmas in Inequality Speaker Series, and I got to spend time with some of the psychology graduate students. More here: spia.princeton.edu/events/dilem...
On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
On Friday, November 7th, I gave a talk entitled "Pluralistic Ignorance and Social Norms: Their Causal Impact on Intergroup Behavior" at Purdue University's Psychological Sciences Weekly Colloquia.
My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!
October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My lab manager presented research on peer inclusion and belonging for students of color at the @marginaliascience.bsky.social Conference at Boston College this past Friday! She also won an award for her poster 😁 Congratulations, Kamila!
I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I gave a talk at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's annual meeting this past week in Lisbon, Portugal! My talk was entitled "Behavior Change to Promote Equity and Inclusion."
Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dr. Alex Latham, a 3 time UW grad, gave a talk to our lab today on behavior change in the realm of school psychology! And we were reminded, among other things, of the importance of reading the axes on our graphs 📈🤔... Thanks, Alex, for the great presentation!
Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Thank you to the West Suburban-Milwaukee chapter of AAUW @aauw.bsky.social for a great audience yesterday as I gave my talk entitled "Effective Ways to Reduce Prejudice and Create an Inclusive Climate."
Enjoyed a great lab presentation today from Dr. Roberto Abadie in the UW Department of Kinesiology! Dr. Abadie is an expert in medical anthropology, health disparities, and research ethics, and we learned a lot from him.
September 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Enjoyed a great lab presentation today from Dr. Roberto Abadie in the UW Department of Kinesiology! Dr. Abadie is an expert in medical anthropology, health disparities, and research ethics, and we learned a lot from him.
Had a great time speaking at the UW-Madison Division of Extension Area 19 Annual Meeting. It took place on September 8th in Whitewater. I shared insights on “Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good” and enjoyed engaging with such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience!
September 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Had a great time speaking at the UW-Madison Division of Extension Area 19 Annual Meeting. It took place on September 8th in Whitewater. I shared insights on “Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good” and enjoyed engaging with such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience!
Happy FDOC from me and my lab! Excited for another school year 🥳
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy FDOC from me and my lab! Excited for another school year 🥳
I was so impressed with our summer research student's presentation at the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) symposium yesterday! She presented research about the effect of social norms messaging in interracial conversations. And congratulations to the other PREP students as well!!
August 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I was so impressed with our summer research student's presentation at the Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) symposium yesterday! She presented research about the effect of social norms messaging in interracial conversations. And congratulations to the other PREP students as well!!
UW Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) students at the summer picnic this past weekend 😊
July 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
UW Psychology Research Experience Program (PREP) students at the summer picnic this past weekend 😊
Our second book club meeting was a success! We have finished reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton, and we had a great time discussing the book. (And dumplings may or may not have been on the menu...)
July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our second book club meeting was a success! We have finished reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton, and we had a great time discussing the book. (And dumplings may or may not have been on the menu...)
@bendouglas.bsky.social had a super successful dissertation defense on Monday!! A great but bittersweet moment, as he leaves for Ohio Wesleyan soon #DrDouglas
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
@bendouglas.bsky.social had a super successful dissertation defense on Monday!! A great but bittersweet moment, as he leaves for Ohio Wesleyan soon #DrDouglas
First summer book club session was yesterday! We are reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton. Great to have our PREP summer research student be able to join us :)
June 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
First summer book club session was yesterday! We are reading "Ordinary Magic" by Greg Walton. Great to have our PREP summer research student be able to join us :)
Congratulations Dr. Ben Douglas 🤩 @bendouglas.bsky.social on graduating! You've successfully conquered UW Madison, next stop: Ohio Wesleyan!!! So proud of you and everything you’ve accomplished!
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Congratulations Dr. Ben Douglas 🤩 @bendouglas.bsky.social on graduating! You've successfully conquered UW Madison, next stop: Ohio Wesleyan!!! So proud of you and everything you’ve accomplished!
The Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social Spring Junior Conference happened TODAY featuring talks and posters from our amazing graduate fellows! Thanks to all who came and made the event a success. Details (and photos to come) here: ids.wisc.edu/spring-junio...
May 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Institute for Diversity Science @idswisc.bsky.social Spring Junior Conference happened TODAY featuring talks and posters from our amazing graduate fellows! Thanks to all who came and made the event a success. Details (and photos to come) here: ids.wisc.edu/spring-junio...
Last lab social of the semester at the Terrace yesterday! Our lab has mostly seniors this year, so we have a lot of RAs to say goodbye to. Wishing them the best!
May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Last lab social of the semester at the Terrace yesterday! Our lab has mostly seniors this year, so we have a lot of RAs to say goodbye to. Wishing them the best!
More great photos of our RAs from STaRS and the Psychology Undergrad Recognition Celebration.
May 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
More great photos of our RAs from STaRS and the Psychology Undergrad Recognition Celebration.
It’s been an exciting semester for the Brauer Lab! Our incredible RAs have been hard at work. A couple of our research assistants shared their term project on social norms messaging at our final meeting today. Our RAs are the backbone of the lab — we couldn’t do it without them! 🤩🎉
April 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s been an exciting semester for the Brauer Lab! Our incredible RAs have been hard at work. A couple of our research assistants shared their term project on social norms messaging at our final meeting today. Our RAs are the backbone of the lab — we couldn’t do it without them! 🤩🎉
And congratulations again to these same students who all received awards at the Psychology Undergraduate Recognition Celebration! 8 recognitions in total between the 3 of them 🤩 very very impressive!
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
And congratulations again to these same students who all received awards at the Psychology Undergraduate Recognition Celebration! 8 recognitions in total between the 3 of them 🤩 very very impressive!
Congratulations to the thesis students in our lab who presented at the Student Thesis and Research Showcase today!
April 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Congratulations to the thesis students in our lab who presented at the Student Thesis and Research Showcase today!
Had the wonderful opportunity to give my talk entitled "Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good" at UW-Parkside's Community Partnership Celebration! Thank you to all who came and made the event a success! 🎉
April 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Had the wonderful opportunity to give my talk entitled "Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good" at UW-Parkside's Community Partnership Celebration! Thank you to all who came and made the event a success! 🎉
I was mentioned in an article in HTag (a French magazine for HR professionals in Belgium and France). It discusses my presentation at a conference for diversity managers in France last fall. The third part of the article covers my talk. Grateful for the feature! If you read French, check it out.
March 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I was mentioned in an article in HTag (a French magazine for HR professionals in Belgium and France). It discusses my presentation at a conference for diversity managers in France last fall. The third part of the article covers my talk. Grateful for the feature! If you read French, check it out.
So proud of all of my RAs and collaborators for their amazing work at SPSP! 🎉 Here are some snapshots of a few of my RAs as well as my grad student @bendouglas.bsky.social and lab manager @kamila-redd18.bsky.social presenting their work at #SPSP2025.
February 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So proud of all of my RAs and collaborators for their amazing work at SPSP! 🎉 Here are some snapshots of a few of my RAs as well as my grad student @bendouglas.bsky.social and lab manager @kamila-redd18.bsky.social presenting their work at #SPSP2025.