The Social Psychology Ph.D. program is designed to prepare students for scholarly careers in academic and other research settings. Formal course requirements are minimized and collaborative research with one or more faculty is emphasized. Coursework in the major may consist of a diverse array of classes, including independent study, selected by the student with the approval of the student's major adviser.

There are currently 5 core faculty in the social psychology program. There are also a variety of faculty both in Psychology and other departments with strong backgrounds and interests in social psychology and related areas.

As a group, the faculty in social psychology focus their experimental research on topics related to attitudes, the self-concept, self-esteem, prejudice, stereotyping, culture, personality and coping. Follow the links below for more information about each faculty member and his or her current programs of research.

• Jeff Greenberg (Program Director)
  Research interests: Terror Management Theory, Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Prejudice and Stereotyping, Psychodynamic Perspectives on Motivation, Motivational Factors in Thought and Behavior, Depression and Self-awareness, The Self-concept and Self-esteem.
  
  
• Jeff Stone
  Research interests: Attitude Change and Persuasion, Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Self-esteem, Hypocrisy, Stereotype Threat & Racial Stereotypes about Athletes, Health Behavior.
  
  
• Toni Schmader
  Research interests: Consequences Of Social Prejudice and Perceptions of Legitimacy For Self-Definition, Self-esteem, Performance, And Social Identification.
  
  
• Stephanie Fryberg
  Research interests: Cultural psychology, self, social identities, ethnic/racial self-schemas, stereotyping and prejudice, American Indian psychology, and the application of social psychology to health, education, media, and sports.
  
  
• Matthias Mehl
  Research interests: personality expression; person perception; stress, coping and health; cultures and social behavior, naturalistic observation, language use.

For more information about the Social Psychology Graduate Program go to the Philosophy and Guidelines For Graduate Training in Social Psychology