Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
B.A., Allegheny College

Heather Bullock's research focuses on social psychological dimensions of economic (in)justice. She is interested in how members of different socioeconomic groups understand and justify poverty and wealth, as well as their own relative status. Much of her work in this area examines how classist stereotypes and attributions for poverty influence support for various welfare and anti-poverty policies.

Bullock also studies interpersonal classism in the lives of low-income women. She is working to document the conditions under which classist behaviors are most likely to occur and the intersections of classism, racism, and sexism. Of special concern is discrimination that occurs in settings in which low-income groups rely on others for assistance (e.g., social services, medical care).

Poverty and economic inequality, welfare policy, feminist psychology, discrimination.

Limbert, W.M. and Bullock, H.E. "Playing the fool:" U.S. welfare policy from a critical race perspective, Feminism and Psychology,, 2005, 15, 253-274.

From the frontlines of welfare reform: An analysis of social worker and welfare recipient attitudes. Journal of Social Psychology, 2004, 144, 571-588.

Bullock, H.E. and Fernald, J.L. "Feminism lite?" Feminist identification, speaker appearance, and perceptions of feminist and antifeminist messengers, Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003, 27, 291-299.

Bullock, H.E. and Limbert, W.M. Scaling the socioeconomic ladder: Women's perceptions of class status and opportunity, Journal of Social Issues, 2003, 59, 693-709.

Bullock, H.E., Williams, W.R., and Limbert, W.M. Predicting support for welfare policies: The impact of attributions and beliefs about inequality, Journal of Poverty, 2003, 7, 35-56.

Bullock, H.E., Wyche, K.F., Williams, W.R. Media images of the poor, Journal of Social Issues, 2003, 57, 229-246.