Lisa B. Spanierman is professor in the School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology. In 2012, Spanierman was recognized by the American Psychological Association's Society of Counseling Psychology with the Fritz and Lynn Kuder Early Career Award. She is fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and from 2012–2015 served as vice president for scientific affairs for APA’s Society of Counseling Psychology. With more than 75 peer–reviewed articles and refereed book chapters and a co-edited book, her research focuses on racial microaggressions and white individuals’ racial attitudes. With Derald Wing Sue in 2020, Spanierman published the second edition of Microaggressions in Everyday Life.
Spanierman served as associate editor for theJournal of Diversity in Higher Education from 2016–2019. She has received several teaching awards, including the University of Illinois Provost’s Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching. During 2018–2019 she was fellow–in–residence at the ZiF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research) in Bielefeld, Germany. She returned to the ZiF in June 2022 to co–lead a conference with Andreas Zick titled, Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions: International Manifestations, Interdisciplinary Interventions.
Professor Spanierman's research focuses on white individuals’ racial attitudes, white racial justice allies, racial microaggressions, and multicultural counseling competence.
