Linda Tropp quoted in article in Yes! magazine: How to Meet People Who Are Different from You

Linda Tropp is quoted in an article titled, “How to Meet People Who Are Different from You.” She says, “What we see is that deep, close contact across group lines, like friendships or meaningful relationships, tends to be stronger in changing how we feel toward other groups.” (Yes! magazine, 10/13/20)

Trisha Dehrone helped coordinate a Statement on Racism to UN Secretary General

Trisha Dehrone, as SPSSI UN/NGO Intern, was one of many that coordinated a Statement on Racism to UN Secretary-General: "Beyond the Human Rights Rhetoric on “Leaving No One Behind:" Integrating the Elimination of Systemic Racism, and Racial and Ethnic Discrimination, into the Implementation of the SDGs".

Linda Tropp contributed to report: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Psychology Education and Training

Linda Tropp contributed to a recent report on "The Impacts of Covid-19 on Psychology Education and Training" that was prepared through collaboration across many APA divisions and affiliate programs.

Brian Lickel and others receive NSF award: A Multi-Level Analysis of Social and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19

Brian Lickel (Principal Investigator) with Co-Principal Investigators Allecia Reid, Ezra Markowitz and Katherine Dixon-Gordon were Funded by a RAPID award from the National Science Foundation, to study the psychological and societal response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Bernhard Leidner and Quinnehtukqut McLamore receive NSF award: Strategic Science Communication in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bernhard Leidner and Quinnehtukqut McLamore received an NSF award: RAPID: Strategic Science Communication in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis threatening millions of lives, the economy, and national infrastructures, including healthcare, housing markets, and industrial supply chains. Health organizations, government, and local communities have introduced various measures to reduce the impact of the pandemic.

Ervin Staub is profiled and interviewed extensively on BBC

Ervin Staub is profiled and interviewed extensively about how his experience as a Holocaust survivor led to his creation of the Ethical Policing Is Courageous (EPIC) training program and the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) project. (BBC, 10/5/20)

Read article: Ervin Staub: A Holocaust survivor’s mission to train ‘heroic bystanders’

Linda Tropp on the WWLP-TV Mass Appeal show examining race relations

Linda Tropp appeared on on the WWLP-TV Mass Appeal show examining race relations on September 4, 2020

Race relations in the U.S. have been very tense this summer and the most recent police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin continues to keep the subject top of mind. With all that has happened it is very difficult for people to fully understand what is at stake. Dr. Tropp was interviewed to help put it all in perspective.

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Johanna Vollhardt & Rezarta Bilali received Honorable Mention for the Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

The article titled "Victim and perpetrator groups’ divergent perspectives on collective violence: Implications for attitudes toward political issues and intergroup relations" by Johanna Ray Vollhardt & Rezarta Bilali received Honorable Mention for the Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Rezarta Bilali named Associate Professor with Tenure at NYU

Rezarta Bilali was named Associate Professor with Tenure at NYU in the Department of Applied Psychology.

Ervin Staub profiled in NBC News on hi sactive bystander training for police.

Ervin Staub is profiled in an NBC News piece. A Holocaust survivor, Staub has pioneered active bystander training to limit violence between police and the public. (NBC News, 7/19/20)

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