Jennifer Richeson

Professor Jennifer Richeson is the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her research explores psychological phenomena related to cultural diversity and aims to enhance cohesive, culturally diverse environments. Richeson’s work has involved investigating the ways in which individuals experience diversity, particularly racial difference, and how people reason and respond to societal inequality and injustice. Her work also questions the complex consequences that can arise when attempting to manage the threats associated with being the target of discrimination.Most recently, Richeson received the SAGE-CASBS Award in 2020 and has been presented a number of honours including, the Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth B. Clark Distinguished Lecture Award from Columbia University (2019), the Career Trajectory Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2019), and a Carnegie Foundation Senior Fellowship (2020).