Jennifer Anne Richeson, Ph.D.
MacArthur Fellow 2006
Associate Professor of Psychology
Northwestern University
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Jennifer A. Richeson’s research focuses on prejudice, stereotyping, and intergroup relations. Her work generally concerns the ways in which social group memberships such as race and gender impact the way people think, feel, and behave. More specifically, her research investigates antecedents and consequences of prejudice and stereotyping from dual perspectives: traditionally stigmatized and dominant groups.

She is currently working on three primary lines of research: the dynamics and consequences of interracial contact; detecting and controlling racial bias; and racial categorization and identity. Through the development of these research streams, Richeson hopes to contribute to a better understanding of intergroup relations, as well as to elucidate pitfalls in current approaches to prejudice reduction.

Her work has been published in various scholarly journals, including Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Nature Neuroscience, and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, as well as appearing in popular publications such as The Economist and The New York Times. She was a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Research Institute of Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity in 2004-05. She received the 2005 Louise Kidder Early Career Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She was named one of 25 MacArthur Fellows in 2006 for her work as a leader in "highlighting and analyzing major challenges facing all races in America and in the continuing role played by prejudice and stereotyping in our lives.

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