Brenda Major

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Brenda Major
Born (1950-08-21) August 21, 1950 (age 73)
Alma materPurdue University
AwardsSociety for Personality and Social Psychology's Donald T. Campbell Award (2015), Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Scientific Impact Prize (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisInformation acquisition and attribution processes (1978)

Brenda Nelle Major (born August 21, 1950)[1] is an American social psychologist and distinguished professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she heads the Self and Social Identity Lab.[2]

Education and career

Major received her B.A. from the

State University of New York at Buffalo, where she taught in the psychology department from then until 1995. From 1992 to 1995, she headed the State University of New York at Buffalo's social psychology program. In 1995, she joined the University of California, Santa Barbara's faculty,[4] where she became a distinguished professor in 2009.[5] She is a former fellow of Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.[6]

Research

Major is known for her research into

2016 U.S. presidential election if they are reminded that America's demographics are changing. Specifically, the participants in the study were reminded that whites are projected to become a minority in the United States by 2042.[12]

Honors, awards and positions

Major is the past president of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). Her awards include the SESP's Scientific Impact Prize for 2014, the SPSP's Donald T. Campbell Award for 2015, and the Kurt Lewin Prize from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for 2012.[6] She was American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Brenda Major". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Self & Social Identity Lab". Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Website. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "2012 HHS Award Recipients". Purdue University. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Brenda Major". Social Psychology Network. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Brenda Major C.V." (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Brenda Major". Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Website. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ^ Bazelon, Emily (21 January 2007). "Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ^ Healy, Melissa (15 December 2016). "Abortions don't lead to long-term mental health problems for women, but being denied causes anxiety, study suggests". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. ^ Carey, Benedict (13 August 2008). "Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness, Panel Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. ^ Kay, Katty; Shipman, Claire (May 2014). "The Confidence Gap". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  11. ^ Keith, Tamara (5 May 2014). "Best Way To Get Women To Run For Office? Ask Repeatedly". NPR. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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  13. ^ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02.

External links

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