Wilson Merrell

LIFE Fellow from 2021 to 2023, University of Michigan

PhD

Dissertation completed in December 2023

Conspicuous Experiences as Unique Signals of Both Status and Warmth

(Advisor: Josh Ackerman)

Selected Publications

Merrell, W. N., & Ackerman, J. M. (2025). Flaunting Porsches or Paris? Comparing the social signaling value of experiential and material conspicuous consumption. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251331658

Merrell, W. N., Vossoughi, N., Kteily, N. S., & Ho, A. K. (2024). Looking White but feeling Asian: The role of physical permeability and perceived discrimination in multiracial-monoracial alliances. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241267332

Merrell, W. N., Choi, S., & Ackerman, J. M. (2024). When and why people conceal infectious disease. Psychological Science, 35(3), 215–225. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976231221990