Research Interests

My PhD research centered on the sources and consequences of cognitive bias and stereotypes. In particular, I focused on how stereotypes shape teachers' beliefs, and how these beliefs contribute to the higher-than-expected discipline rates for African American children and adolescents.  My dissertation examined how the disproportionate suspension of African American students contributes to racial gaps in educational attainment in the United States.  

Dissertation Research / Portfolio

Selected Journal Articles

Kunesh, C. E., & Noltemeyer, A. (in press). Understanding disciplinary disproportionality: Stereotypes shape pre-service teachers' beliefs about Black boys' behavior. Urban Education. 

Holloway, S.D., & Kunesh, C. E. (2014). How can developmentalists deepen theory and research on ethnicity? Human Development, 57, 206-212.

Book Chapters

Worrell, F. C., Ernandes Naecker, J., Gerchow, C. E., Green, C., Kunesh, C. E., & Casey, A. (2017). Complicating the thinking of trainee consultants in consultee-centered consultation. In C. Hatzichristou & S. Rosenfield (Eds.), International handbook of consultation in educational settings (pp. 332–354). New York, NY: Routledge.

Holloway, S. D., & Kunesh, C. E. (2015). Cultural processes and the connections among home, school, and community. In S. M. Sheridan & E. Moorman Kim (Eds.), Research on Family-School Partnerships: Vol 2. Processes and pathways of family-school partnerships across development (pp. 1-15). New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16931-6_1