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Professor
Mahzarin Banaji
Harvard University
Social psychologist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Psychological Sciences
Elected
2008
Richard Clarke Cabot Professo of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard University; External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute; Head Tutor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University. Author of Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (with Anthony G. Greenwald, 2013). Contributed to the study of social cognition, especially of mental processes that occur without awareness or intention. A co-developer of the most widely used measure of implicit social cognition (the IAT). Works on the integration of social cognition and neuroscience into law, education, business, and medicine. Awarded a Medal of Distinction from Barnard College, the Carol and Ed Diener Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Psychology, and a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association.
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