Q&A: Sarah Lyons-Padilla, researcher at Center for Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions

Sarah Lyons-Padilla is a Stanford researcher in the Department of Psychology’s Center for Social Psychological Answers to Real-World Questions (SPARQ). She is currently studying the marginalization of Muslim immigrants at risk for radicalization. Her research — particularly timely after this summer’s string of terror attacks — aims to redirect current preventive approaches to terrorism that focus on military and security measures.