Jennifer A. Richeson is the Philip R. Allen professor of psychology at Yale University. Richeson earned a bachelor of science in psychology from Brown University, and a MA and PhD in social psychology from Harvard University. Professor Richeson investigates the social psychology of cultural diversity. Specifically, she examines processes of mind that influence the ways in which people experience diversity, with a primary focus on the psychological dynamics that create, sustain, and sometimes challenge societal inequality. Her empirical and theoretical work has been published in numerous scholarly journals and featured in popular publications such as The New York Times. Richeson is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Association for Psychological Science (APS), American Psychological Association (APA), Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), and Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). In 2006, she was named one of 25 MacArthur ?Genius? Fellows 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." Richeson is also the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology from the APA, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.