Lucy Zhang Bencharit
Current Research Projects
My research examines how to effectively leverage independent and interdependent values, particularly around emotion, to facilitate successful outcomes in an increasingly multicultural world. I examine how culture shapes our emotional values and expressions, and how those expressions influence how we are perceived by others in the workplace, in educational settings, and when working collaboratively with others.
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
Bencharit, L.Z., Ho, Y.W., Fung, H., Yeung, D., Stephens, N., Romero, R., & Tsai, J.L. (2018). Should Job Applicants Be Excited or Calm?: The Role of Culture and Ideal Affect in Employment Settings. Emotion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000444
Tsai, J.L., Blevins, E., Bencharit, L.Z., Chim, L., Holm, B., & Fung, H. (2018). Judgments of Extraversion Vary By Culture and Ideal Affect. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000192
Book Chapters:
Carey, R., & Bencharit, L.Z. (2018). Socio-economic Cultures: How Education Shapes Who We Are. Socioeconomic Environment and Human Psychology.
Bencharit, L.Z. & Tsai, J.L. (2016). Positive psychology in Asian Americans: Theory and research. In E.C. Chang, C.A. Downey, J.K. Hirsch, & N.J. Lin (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 37-60). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Zhang, Y.L. & Tsai J.L. (2014). The assessment of acculturation, enculturation, and culture in Asian American Samples. In L. Benuto (Ed.). Guide to Psychological Assessment with Asian Americans (pp. 75-101). New York, NY: Springer.
Selected Presentations
Bencharit, L.Z.& Tsai, J.L. (2018, May). Should Job Applicants Be Excited or Calm?: The Role of Culture and Ideal Affect in Employment Settings. Symposium talk given at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Bencharit, L.Z., Ho, Y.W., Fung, H., Yeung, D., Stephens, N., Romero, R., & Tsai, J.L. (2018, March). Should Job Applicants Be Excited or Calm?: The Role of Culture and Ideal Affect in Employment Settings. Poster presented at the annual meeting of theSociety for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Bencharit, L.Z.& Tsai, J.L., Ho, Y.W., & Fung, H. (2017, January). Keep Calm and Carry On? Not if you want to be hired in the U.S. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX. SPSP Student Poster Award Competition Runner Up.
Bencharit, L.Z. & Tsai, J.L. (2016, March). Hire me! The cultural shaping of emotional values and expressions in job applications. Data blitz talk given at the annual meeting of the Society for Affective Science, Chicago, IL.
Bencharit, L.Z. & Tsai, J.L. (2016, January). Cultural Differences in the Desired Emotions for Work. Data blitz talk given at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Zhang, L., Tsai, J.L., Jiang, D., & Fung, H. (2015, March). Asian Americans Switch Emotional Responses to Cultural Cues in the Workplace. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Affective Science, San Francisco, CA.
Honors and Awards
Stanford Vice Provost of Graduate Education Research and Teaching Award (2018)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Poster Award Runner Up (2017)
Ford Foundation Pre-dissertation Fellowship: Honorable Mentioned (2013)
NYU All University Dean’s List (BA: 2004-2007; MA: 2008-2010)
NYU MA Scholars Award-Psychology Department (2010)
NYU Founder’s Day Award for Academic Excellence (2007)
NYU Distinguished Mentor Award-Dept. of Psychology (2007)
Grants and Fellowships
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Teaching Fellowship 2017- 2018 ($28,000)
Stanford East Asian Studies Summer Graduate Dissertation Grant 2017 ($7,000)
Stanford Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity 2016($5,000)
Stanford Graduate Research Opportunity Fund 2016 ($4,000)
Stanford Psychology Department Research Fund 2016 ($4,000)