Ashley Veronica Reichelmann

Dr. Ashley Reichelmann is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, as well as the Coordinator of the Community Recovery and Memorialization Hub of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention.

Her research focuses on the relationship between identity and collective memory, specifically the intervening role of emotions and their impact on discriminatory attitudes and behavior. With specializations ranging from hate crimes and school shootings to prejudice and identity theory, her work sits at the crossroads of social psychology, race studies, and criminology, attempting to better understand how past violence impacts modern identity and intergroup relations.

Current projects include the impact of memorialization on local communities, the relationship between white racial identity and sociopolitical attitudes, and how racial identity and emotion affect the interpretation of representation of historical violence.