“…Despite the theorized pathway to HPA activation, only a few studies have explored the association between direct ethnic discrimination and HPA activity (Cohen et al, 2006; Fuller-Rowell, Doan, & Eccles, 2012; Kaholokula, Grandinetti, Keller, Nacapoy, & Mau, 2012; Ratner, Halim, & Amodio, 2013; Richman & Jonassaint, 2008; Townsend, Eliezer, Major, & Mendes, 2014; Weinstein et al, 2013). To our knowledge, no studies have examined this association experimentally.…”