Social Action Research Team

Leslie Vernon-Dunnigan [she/they] is a doctoral student in the joint Psychology and Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Michigan, advised by Dr. Elizabeth Cole in the Feminist Antiracist Methods lab. After earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, with a focus on quantitative psychology and research methodology in 2021, Leslie pursued a master’s degree in psychology from the same university, completing their thesis under Dr. Zach Schudson in the Psychology of Gender and Sexuality Lab in 2024. Their research explores the relationship between history and identity as they impact current social issues.