Dr. Jurcevic takes a multi-method approach to conducting research at the intersection of social psychology and public management. She examines processes related to stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and diversity.
Dr. Jurcevic is particularly interested in examining the benefits and challenges that come with managing diversity, equity and inclusion. She examines these questions from organizational perspectives, the perspectives of dominant group identities, and from the perspective of people with negatively stereotyped or marginalized identities. Her work aims to understand how people and organizations think about diversity, equity and inclusion and how this translates into efforts to promote or undermine various initiatives and interventions. Further, she examines how people’s individual attitudes, identities and group memberships inform these processes and influence performance and interpersonal outcomes in these contexts.
She completed a B.S. in Psychology, with distinction from the University of Washington. She holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles with a minor in Quantitative Psychology. Prior to joining Evans in 2017, she was a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Decision-Making & Human Resources
- Behavioral Economics
Program Implementation and Service Delivery
- Equity & Access
- Human-Centered Design
Public Sector
- Performance & Strategic Management
- Hurd, N., Trawalter, S., Bak, H., Jurcevic, I., Armstrong, C., Brence, M., Carter-Sowell, A., Durkee, M., Jukubow, A., & Shaw, T. (2026). Developing and Testing a Video-based Intervention to Increase White Bystander Confrontations of Online Racism. Race and Social Problems.
- Jurcevic, I., Danbold, F., & Unzueta, M. M. (2026). From Threat to Challenge: Addressing Resistance to Diversity Through Holistic Diversity Previews and Tools. Public Administration Review.
- Jurcevic, I., & Trawalter, S. (2025). Black and White Americans’ Perceptions of Community Equity Efforts Diverge Following the Removal of Confederate Monuments. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
- Bak, H., Jurcevic, I., & Trawalter, S. (2024). What Black People Value When White People Confront Prejudice. The Journal of Social Psychology.
- Crosman, K. M., Jurcevic, I., van Holmes, C.,* Hall, C. C., & Allison, E. H. (2022). An Equity Lens on Behavioral Science for Conservation. Conservation Letters.
- Hall, C. C. & Jurcevic, I. (2022). Behavioral Insights for Public Policy: Recentering Our Science. Cambridge Elements Series: Applied Social Psychology
- Jurcevic, I., Wong, L. H., Dunkel Schetter, C., & Shapiro, J. R. (2021). Strategies for disclosing a concealable stigma: Facts and feelings? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Jurcevic, I., & Fyall, R. (2020). Does a Business-Like Approach to Diversity in Nonprofit Organizations Have a Chilling Effect on Stakeholders? Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 2(2), 1-17.
- Kaiser, C. R., Major, B. N., Jurcevic, I., Dover, T. L., Brady, L. M., & Shapiro, J. R. (2013). Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(3), 504 – 519.
- Williams, A. M., Jurcevic, I., & Shapiro, J. R. (2013) “Stereotype Threat.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. Ed. Dana S Dunn. New York: Oxford University Press.
- 2026 – 2028 – Public Impact Research Fellow – Public Impact Research Network (https://pir.network/)
- 2026 – Transformative Teaching in Public Policy & Service Award – UW Evans Student Organization
- 2025 – Professor of the Year, UW Evans Student Organization
- 2022 – University of Washington, Tri-Campus Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2021 – University of Washington, Evans Student Organization (ESO) Teaching Award
- 2019 – University of Washington Royalty Research Fund Award – “Do White Americans Reward Racial Minorities Who Undermine Minority-Supporting Efforts?” ($27,015)
- 2017 – Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Local & State Policy Initiative. “Confederate Memorabilia Conundrum: Uniting Communities with a Legacy of Injustice” ($2,000)
AY 2026–27 Courses
- PUBPOL 321 Decision Making, Behavior, and Policy Design Offered Spring
- PUBPOL 407 Negotiation Offered Autumn
- PUBPOL 511 Management in a Democracy Offered Autumn