Social Psychology Faculty

	Primary Faculty	Affiliations	Research question
	David Amodio	Social Center for Brain Imaging	How is social behavior regulated? What are the neural mechanisms? ... (more)
	Susan Andersen	Social Program Coordinator Social	How are everyday interpersonal relations influenced by past relationships with significant others? ... (more)
	Peter Gollwitzer	Social Cognition & Perception	How do goals and plans affect cognition and behavior? ... (more)
	Madeline Heilman	Social	How do gender stereotypes affect evaluations of working women? ... (more)
	John Jost	Social	How and why do people support the status quo? ... (more)
	Gabriele Oettingen	Social Developmental	How do you make your fantasies come true? ... (more)
	Pat Shrout	Social	How can we learn about the causes and modifiers of human suffering when strong experimental methods are not ethical or feasible? ... (more)
	Yaacov Trope	Social Cognition & Perception	How does distance affect self control? ... (more)
	Tom Tyler	Chair Social	What shapes people's motivation in group settings? ... (more)
	Jim Uleman	Social Cognition & Perception	How do we perceive others, conciously and unconsciously, and what are the consequences? ... (more)
	Affiliated Faculty
	Eric Dickson	Department of Politics Social	How do social identities affect political behavior and beliefs about the political world? ... (more)
	Diane Hughes	Applied Psychology	What do parents communicate to their children about race and intergroup relations? ... (more)
	Justin Kruger	Stern School of Business Marketing Department Social	How do people evaluate themselves and the world around them? ... (more)
	Brian McElree	Associate Chair Cognition & Perception Social	How do people understand sentences within the limits of working memory? ... (more)
	Beth Shinn	Applied Psychology Public Policy	How can social settings and social policies be modified to promote people's well-being? ... (more)
	Emeritus Faculty
	Shelly Chaiken	Social	What does it take to change your mind? ... (more)
	Diane Ruble	Social Developmental	Do girls learn to be girls? ... (more)
	Morris Stein	Social	What socio-psychological factors affect creativity? ...(more)