Drew Jacoby-Senghor | Research UC Berkeley

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Research Expertise and Interest

intergroup processes, diversity, prejudice & discrimination, implicit bias, intergroup relations, inequality in America

Research Description

Drew Jacoby-Senghor is an Assistant Professor in Management of Organizations at Berkeley Haas. His research identifies how prejudice unconsciously shapes social networks, how networks shape prejudice, and the implications of these processes within professional and academic contexts. He received his BA in psychology from Stanford University and his PhD in social psychology from Princeton University. Subsequently, he was the Provost Postdoctoral Scholar at Columbia Business School.

In the News

Researchers conducted eight experiments and a field study of voter perception of California’s Prop. 16, which would have overturned the state’s ban on affirmative action in public employment and education. (Photo: Kirby Lee via AP)

Despite Ideals, People Don’t Really Like Reducing Inequality, Study Finds

Most Americans say they want a more equal society, yet policies aimed at increasing equality for disadvantaged groups in higher education, corporations, government, and elsewhere continue to generate backlash.