Alison Wood Brooks's research while affiliated with Harvard University and other places

... This transient episode of anxiety, triggered by a threatening or uncertain situation, is referred to as state anxiety. State anxiety is short in duration, unlike mood or other forms of dispositional affect [19], and is particularly important in the transfer of emotion in communication because anxiety is functional and "can facilitate constructive behavior" [19]. For example, in response to situation-specific threats, anxious individuals are more likely to detect and recognize potential threats, protect themselves or others, and in general, become more vigilant [20]. ...

... Spooner (2020) noted that one comment frequently given to Deaf writers, is that they are told they are "good writers" with the unstated follow up "for a deaf person." Such microaggressions lead to reduced motivation and self-doubt about their writing abilities (Sezer et al., 2018). Therefore, Deaf students miss the opportunities to learn and become comfortable with academic writing, which prevents them from publishing articles. ...

... Although few studies have directly linked specific achievements to earned social rank, successful and accomplished individuals tend to acquire high status in stable, long-term social groups (e.g., Cheng et al., 2010;Faunce, 1984;Henrich & Gil-White, 2001;Miyamoto et al., 2018;Van Vugt, 2006). Similarly, among newly acquainted individuals, status is often granted to those who are considered intelligent, useful, and successful in achieving their goals (e.g., Anderson et al., 2012;Bitterly et al., 2017;Cheng et al., 2013). Indeed, numerous studies have demonstrated that accomplished individuals are those who hold high social rank in the eyes of others, suggesting that individual achievements increase one's social rank. ...

... Feelings of nervousness harm performance by disrupting task-focused thinking (Irwin Sarason 1984) and by motivating people to make expedient choices to exit their current situation (Alison Wood and Schweitzer 2010). ...