Chelsey S. Clark | csclark@princeton.edu

I am a 6th year Ph.D. candidate in social psychology and the joint degree program in social policy. My research interests are in prejudice reduction, social norms and social change, intergroup contact, and field experimentation. Currently, my research focuses on three main questions: how do signals of shifting social norms shape public opinion? Can mediated intergroup contact durably reduce intergroup prejudice in contexts of extreme racial and ethnic segregation? And can a skills-training program implemented in prisons increase wellbeing and improve reintegration outcomes for incarcerated participants? At the core of each of these questions is my motivation to use psychological theory and a mix of experimental and non-experimental, quantitative and qualitative, lab and field methodology to address some of our most pressing social problems.

I am a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP), the Anna and G. Mason Morfit ’97 Fellowship, and the Prize Fellowship in the Social Sciences. Prior to attending Princeton, I earned my B.S. in Psychology from Yale University in 2017.

Sana Khan | sanaak@princeton.edu

I am a PhD candidate in Psychology and Social Policy at Princeton University. My research interests include (i) the formation and functioning of norms and how they influence economic possibilities and opportunities; (ii) intergroup relations, focusing on refugee and host community  populations; and, (iii) judgment and decision making in contexts of poverty.

I have 10+ years’ experience of undertaking research in development and humanitarian contexts. I have worked at Innovations for Poverty Action, The World Bank, and the International Rescue Committee. I hold a Master’s degree in International Relations, with a concentration in International Development and Economics, from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelors in Economics and Psychology from Trinity College, CT.

Sydney Garcia | sbgarcia@princeton.edu

I am a PhD student in social psychology at Princeton University working primarily with Dr. Betsy Levy Paluck. My research interests include social norms/deviance, inequity, identity development, and field experiments. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the causes and consequences of gender and racial disparities in occupations and interests. I aim to conduct research that can be used to inform institutional and public policies to reduce these disparities.

Before becoming a graduate student I was a research coordinator in Dr. Jamil Zaki’s Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. I received my BA in Psychology with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies from UC Berkeley (go bears!). I was a research assistant and completed my honors thesis in Dr. Dacher Keltner’s lab.

Alex Sanchez | alexsanchez@princeton.edu

I am Betsy Paluck’s lab manager. Previously, I was a research fellow in Mahzarin Banaji’s lab at Harvard. I received my B.S. in Psychology from Minerva University. My undergraduate Capstone project focused on motivating young men to engage in gender-equitable behavior.

Anna C. Barron | Postdoctoral Fellow | anna.barron@princeton.edu

I am a postdoctoral research associate within the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Psychology Department. My research explores the barriers to people’s participation in action for progressive social change. I am particularly interested in how people’s psychological needs (morality, identity) and emotions (e.g., guilt) shape their engagement (or disengagement) in action to address injustice. Recently, my research has investigated strategies to engage men in efforts to address sexual violence against women. I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate training in social psychology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.

Jiin Jung | Postdoctoral Fellow | jiin.jung@princeton.edu

I am a postdoctoral research associate in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Psychology. I am a board member of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas. My goal is to identify inhibitors and catalysts in the process by which minority voices spread to society and potentially change cultural norms and practices. With a particular focus on the role of minority dissent, my work is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of the cognitive and social mechanisms of belief dynamics that promote social change and diversity while reducing polarization and social division. My work intersects social psychology and computational social science, aiming to tackle pressing social challenges and provide insights for policy interventions. I engage in policy initiatives geared toward democracy and social equity.

Eugene D. Ofosu | Postdoctoral Fellow | eo7067@princeton.edu

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and also with the Princeton Department of Psychology. Broadly, I am interested in how geography is related to both individual and structural prejudices (e.g., regional prejudice). I am interested in individuals’ understanding of their socio-political geographies, and how this awareness is influenced as individuals are exposed to and interact with different social-political milieus. I obtained an HBSc from the University of Toronto, and then both a M.Sc. and a PhD from McGill University. In my spare time, I explore voices and narratives that transcend, embedding me in different worlds, and with different perspectives.

Hannah Waldfogel | Postdoctoral Fellow | hwaldfogel@princeton.edu

I am a postdoctoral research associate in the Kahneman-Treisman Center at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. My research focuses on motivated processing in the realm of contemporary political and social phenomena. In my primary research stream, I explore how people’s underlying ideological – or worldview – beliefs influence (mis)perceptions of social inequality. I aim to understand baseline differences in (mis)perceptions as a first step towards effective interventions and my recent work examines strategies to recalibrate inaccurate perceptions of the extent of social inequality. Prior to Princeton, I received a PhD in Management and Organizations from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Hani Abdel-Warith | Graduate Student | hwarith@princeton.edu

I am a PhD student in the Department of Politics at Princeton. My research is focused on understanding the formation and consequences of political identity in postcolonial societies building on theoretical approaches from comparative politics, social psychology, and history and with a primary regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). I hold an M.A. (with Honors) from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Narrelle Gilchrist | Graduate Student | ng9823@princeton.edu

I am a PhD student in the Department of Politics at Princeton. My research investigates prejudice reduction and nation-building in post-conflict contexts, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. I am particularly interested in the effects of historical narratives on prejudice and identities, and the consequences of (a lack of) history education in countries with a history of violence. I also examine the effectiveness of national service programs and other efforts to socialize youth into ideals of ethnic tolerance, peace, and pluralistic national unity. I have conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya. Prior to Princeton, I obtained a BA from the University of Florida and an MA from the University of Chicago.

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Margaret Tankard

Jose Drost-Lopez

Ruth Ditlmann

Hana Shepherd

Courtney Bearns Tablante

Iniko Ntosake

Catherine Idylle

Aly Neel

Kulani Dias 

Heather Kugelmass

Diego Reinero

Samer Halabi

Léïla A. Eisner

Bhumi Purohit

Robin Gomila

Roni Porat

Joel E. Martinez

Jordan Starck

Nechumi Yaffe

John Henry Pezzuto

Mariella Rubenson

Sherry Wu

Yang-Yang Zhou

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