Dr. Arroyo, Dr. Acheme, & Dr. Curran Selected for WFI Grant!

Congratulations to Dr. Analisa Arroyo, Dr. Doris Acheme, & Dr. Timothy Curran (Utah State University) for being selected as one of nine recipients of the 2024/2025 Villanova University's Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grant! Their research, The Intersection of Racial Privilege and Gender Oppression Among White Women: Transmission of Identity Awareness and Engagement in Anti-bias Communication Across Three Generations, aims to (1) evaluate the extent to which White women's singular identities (i.e., race and gender separately) and their intersectional awareness are learned within families and (2) identify anti-bias interpersonal communication behaviors as a mediating mechanism in the intergenerational transmission of social justice-related identities and attitudes. This study will contribute to advancing knowledge on privilege, intersectionality, and social justice, with practical implications for promoting race and gender inclusivity and equity within families and communities via interpersonal communication.