Maria Iankilevitch
Assistant teaching professor
Psychology
- Contact:
- Office: COR A250 mariaiankilevitch@uvic.ca 250-472-5136
- Credentials:
- PhD (UofT)
- Area of expertise:
- Social psychology
Interests
- teaching of psychology
- statistics
- psychology of intergroup relations
- psychology of relationships
Faculty bio
My primary focus is on undergraduate teaching in the areas of statistics, research methods and social psychology. I am mainly interested in improving students’ educational experiences by considering the classroom environment, interpersonal interactions, course content and activities, and course assessments.
I am also interested in understanding how members of different social groups relate to each other and, in particular, how stereotypes and prejudices may affect intergroup relations. As a teaching professor, I do not supervise graduate students.
Representative publications
Iankilevitch, M. (in press). Increasing Positive Cross-Group Connections Through Group Discussions. In H. Scherschel & D. S. Rudmann (Eds.) Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, 2023-2024. To appear on the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website:
Iankilevitch, M., & Chasteen, A. L. (2024). Perceptions of Women and Men in Mixed-Race Heterosexual Relationships. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, online first.
Iankilevitch, M. (2021). Intergroup Relations course: Making the move from in-person to online. In J. Cerniak, M. Wong, & L. Rosen (Eds.), Teaching Psychology Online. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website:
Iankilevitch, M. (2020). Diversity/global learning: Intergroup conflict analysis and interventions assignment. In A. Schwartz & R. L. Miller (Eds.), High impact educational practices: A review of best practices with illustrative examples. Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website:
Iankilevitch, M., Cary, L. A., Remedios, J. D., & Chasteen, A. L. (2020). How do multiracial and monoracial people categorize multiracial faces? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(5), 688-696.