Jordan Daley

Assistant Professor

Dr. Jordan Daley earned his PhD in Social Psychology at Northwestern University, before completing a faculty fellowship at New York University. At Loyola, he directs the Identities, Social Perceptions and Impressions (I-SPI) lab. The ISPI lab has various projects related to the psychological mechanisms that drive people’s decisions about what (and who) they like and do not like. Dr. Daley is especially interested in the way that identities and visible features influence motivations, impressions, and attitudes. With a focus on social cognitive process, he uses innovative experimental and statistical techniques to unpack the interplay between what we see, what we like, and what we believe, and seeks to position his research to answer questions with relevant, real-world implications.

Dr. Daley will be reviewing graduate applications for strong fits during the fall 2027 cycle.

Education

BA: Calvin University, 2016
PhD/MS: Northwestern University, 2020/2023

Courses Taught

PSYC 239: Understanding Bias and Inclusivity
PSYC 275: Social Psychology
PSYC 304: Statistics
PSYC 306: Research Methods

Publications/Research Listings

Daley, J. S., & Bodenhausen, G. V. (2026). Beyond Black and White: The Differential Impact of Skin Tone and Racial Category Membership on Social Evaluation. Social Cognition, 44(1), 19-45. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2026.44.1.19

Balcetis, E., Daley, J., Choi, E., Cassidy, O., & Bragg, M. A. (2026). Seeing oneself in the feed: Racialized targeting in food marketing and its impact on adolescents’ visual interest and unhealthy food preferences. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 126, 104963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2026.104963

De La Rosa, N., Daley, J. S., & Balcetis, E. (2026). Challenging fixed mindsets fosters belonging in leadership among adolescents from historically excluded groups. Self and Identity, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2026.2682150

Daley, J. S., Ortiz, N., & Eagly, A. H. (2024). Impoverished ascriptions: Investigating stereotypes of single parents from a social role perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(1), 291-317. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241288895