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How do people evaluate their social worth? Why do some people form new relationships easily while others struggle? How do people cope with self-threats like rejection and social stigma? Can people un<\/em>learn internalized stigma? Researchers in the Self and Well-Being Lab<\/em> (SWELL) use social-psychological science to answer these and other important questions about the ways in which important aspects of the self \u2013 like self-esteem, self-concept, and identity \u2013 shape, and are shaped by, people\u2019s close relationships and the communities to which they belong. SWELL researchers also seek to identify, and help people to overcome, social-psychological barriers to health and well-being.<\/p>\n Danu Anthony Stinson, PhD<\/a>, is the Lab Director of SWELL and a Professor in the Department of Psychology<\/a> at the University of Victoria,<\/a> located on the beautiful Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr. Stinson will be considering applications for the September 2026 graduate school cohort.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/swell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5160\/2020\/06\/star-300x200.jpg\")
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