with Oliver John, Pratto examined cognitive processes that direct attention towards negative stimuli that have the potential to adversely impact one's well-being. Her research with Peter Hegarty focused on social constructionism and group differences, with relevance to feminist psychology and lesbian and gay psychology. Representative publications Pratto, F., Lee, I-C., Tan, J. Y., & Pitpitan, E. Y. (2011). Power basis theory: A psychoecological approach to power. In D. Dunning (Ed.), Frontiers of social psychology. Social motivation (pp. 191-222). New York, NY, US: Psychology Press. References External links Faculty Homepage Intergroup Relations Lab American women psychologists University of Connecticut faculty Carnegie Mellon University alumni New York University alumni Living people 1961 births American political psychologists American women political scientists American political scientists