Angelo Cusimano (formerly Annalisa Myer) 

Pronouns: He, Him, His 

Angelo Cusimano is a PhD candidate in Applied Social Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is doing his dissertation research on an important and understudied topic: physical and mental health disparities among U.S. Multiracial women.

Angelo is most interested in the self, social identity (race, gender, sexuality, and social class), and intersectionality, with a particular focus on how racially/ethnically diverse people recognize and respond to stereotyping and prejudice before, during, and after an interracial interaction. His Master's thesis, for example, examined how U.S. monoracial White participants' concerns about appearing prejudiced shape their interactions with Black-White Biracial individuals. He is also interested in how gender intersects with race to shape experiences of visibility and belonging, including research on Multiracial women's experiences of intersectional invisibility and the implications for women's health, well-being, and inclusion.