Jennifer Richeson

Jennifer Richeson
Born	(1972-09-12) September 12, 1972 (age 51) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Brown University Sc.B. Harvard University M.A. & Ph.D.
Known for	prejudice discrimination cultural diversity intergroup relations
Awards	APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology MacArthur Fellowship Guggenheim Fellow
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology Social psychology
Institutions	Stanford University Dartmouth College Northwestern University Yale University

Jennifer A. Richeson (born September 12, 1972) is an American social psychologist who studies racial identity and interracial interactions. She is currently the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University where she heads the Social Perception and Communication Lab. Prior to her appointment to the Yale faculty, Richeson was Professor of Psychology and African-American studies at Northwestern University. In 2015, she was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences.^[1][2] Richeson was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2022.^[3] Since 2021, she has been a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).^[4]