- Dec. 4, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The psychology department welcomes Professor of Psychology Noelle Hurd as the second speaker in its 2026-2027 lecture series: Community Psychology and Advocacy. She will present on "Developing and Testing a Video-based Intervention to Increase White Bystander Confrontations of Online Racism."
Black students attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs) may be at heightened risk of exposure to interpersonal expressions of anti-Black racism, which can be experienced in person and increasingly online. Yet emerging research suggests that some of the harms associated with exposure to online racism may be mitigated when White students confront racist posts. In this research talk, Dr. Hurd will describe the development and evaluation of a video-based online interactive intervention designed to increase White students’ willingness to confront online anti-Black racism. Implications of study findings and future directions will be discussed.
Dr. Noelle Hurd's research agenda has primarily focused on the promotion of healthy development among marginalized adolescents and emerging adults. Specifically, her work has focused on identifying opportunities to build on pre-existing strengths in youths’ lives, such as supportive intergenerational relationships. Increasingly, her work also has focused on opportunities to disrupt systems of oppression. She runs the Promoting Healthy Adolescent Development (PHAD) Lab at the University of Virginia.
This event may be used to satisfy the Lecture Reflection Requirement in PSYC206 and PSYC493/494.