 Institute of Personality and Social Research email: ppiff(at)berkeley.edu I am a social psychologist and post-doctoral scholar in the Psychology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. My research focuses on the
intersection of social hierarchy, emotion, and intergroup relations. I am
currently working on research projects concerning:
I investigate these topics in naturalistic settings as well as in controlled laboratory experiments. See my new research "Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behavior," which was published in the March 13, 2012 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Check out coverage of this work in The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times, or listen to a summary of this research on American Public Media's Marketplace. ***Also, check out articles in The Economist and The New York Times that feature my earlier work on wealth, poverty, and altruism, or listen to my interview about this research on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.*** Interested in being a research assistant? Please send me an email. |
