RED(es): Decolonial & Political Psychology Research Group will be represented at the upcoming 2026 annual convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) with three independent presentations across preconference and main-conference programming. Together, these projects advance our broader research agenda on coloniality, ideology, cultural identity, and collective remembering across different social contexts.

Poster Presentations

Beyond Ingroup-Group Identity: How Integration of U.S. Cultural Identity—Rather Than Rejection of Puertorriqueñidad—Shapes Political Status Preferences

Presented by Rocío Rivera Crespo (RED(es) Graduate Student Member), co-authored with Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo, John T. Jost, and Veronica Benet-Martínez.

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Preconference
Thursday, February 26 | 2:00 PM CT

Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference
Thursday, February 26 | 4:00 PM CT

Ideology and Living Historical Memory: How Political Orientation Shapes Collective Remembering in Puerto Rico’s Colonial Context

Presented by Janice Robles Fernández (RED(es) Graduate Student Member), co-authored with Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo, Teófilo Espada-Brignoni, and Luis Rivera.

Political Psychology Preconference
Thursday, February 26 | 12:00 PM CT

Main Conference Talk

Coloniality as a Political Ideology: Psychometric Assessment and Political Significance of a Novel Ideological Construct

Dr. Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo

Saturday, February 28 | 11:00 AM CT

Connect with Us at SPSP

If you’ll be attending SPSP 2026, come find us. We’re eager to connect with scholars advancing work on political ideology, collective memory, decolonial psychology, and the social psychology of colonialism and global inequality. We also strongly encourage prospective students whose interests align with the mission of RED(es) to reach out and introduce themselves.