Christia Brown
Christia Spears Brown is an American psychologist and author. She is a professor of psychology and associate chair of development and social psychology at the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences. Brown is the author of several books. Her research interests include gender stereotypes, children and adolescents perception of gender and ethnic discrimination, gender and ethnic identity development, and social inequality.
Education
Brown earned a B.S., magna cum laude, in psychology at Belmont University in 1996. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in developmental psychology with a minor in statistics from University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation was titled Children’s Perceptions of Discrimination: Antecedents and Consequences. Brown's doctoral advisor was Rebecca Bigler.Career
In 2003, Brown was an instructor in the department of psychology at Southwestern University. From 2003 to 2007, she was an assistant professor in the department of psychology at University of California, Los Angeles. Brown joined University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences in 2007 as an assistant professor. She became an associate professor in 2011 and is currently a professor of developmental psychology and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In 2016, she became the founding director of the UK Center for Equality and Social Justice.From 2017 to 2019, Brown was chair of the Society for Research in Child Development Equity and Justice Committee.