Christia Brown

Christia Brown
Alma materBelmont University (B.S.)
University of Texas at Austin (M.A., Ph.D.)
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental and social psychology, gender studies, social inequality
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences
ThesisChildren’s Perceptions of Discrimination: Antecedents and Consequences (2003)
Doctoral advisorRebecca Bigler

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.