Prof. Dr. Galen V. Bodenhausen

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology,Social Psychology, Industrial and Organisational Psychology
KeywordsSocial Identity, Prejudice, Stigma, Self-Regulation, Performance

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityEvanston
InstitutionNorthwestern University
InstituteDepartment of Psychology
Homepagewww.bodenhausen.info

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Fritz StrackLehrstuhl für Psychologie II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Prof. Dr. Thomas MussweilerLehrstuhl für Psychologie II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2003

Programme(s)

2002Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Bodenhausen's work has redefined one of the most relevant domains of psychological research - stereotyping and prejudice. Over the last 15 years, he has continued to change the way psychologists think about the function of stereotypes. In establishing that the use of stereotypes saves cognitive resources and depends on affective influences, he has sparked a novel and prolific line of research in social psychology. His research project at the University of Würzburg will continue this seminal work by examining the conditions that promote the use of different category memberships such as ethnicity or gender as a basis of stereotyping.

Publications (partial selection)

2003Galen V. Bodenhausen, Alan J. Lambert: Foundations of Social Cognition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003