President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Jennifer Richeson, PhD
Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology and Director of the Social Perception and Communication Lab at Yale University
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Jennifer Richeson, PhD, is a social psychologist whose research has illuminated how identities – particularly racial identities – are formed and shaped through interactions with others.
- Leader in the study of interracial interactions, cultural diversity, racial identity, bias and prejudice, social inequality, and injustice.
- Awarded the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship.
- Recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association.
- Member of U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
