The program has faculty with research interests in group and interpersonal dynamics, including, social exchange, leadership and diversity, identity, morality, social networks, social influence, and virtual and computer-mediated interaction. A facility operated by the Center for the Study of Group Processes includes three state-of-the-art laboratories: The Social Interaction & Networks (SIN) Laboratory, the Socio-Physiological Instrumentation Technologies (SPIT) Laboratory, and the Virtual Immersive Social Environments (VISE) Laboratory. These facilities, created and supported through internal and external grants, are the site of team projects involving collaborations between social psychology faculty, graduate and undergraduate students within the Department of Sociology and Criminology and from other departments across the University.

Social psychology faculty

Andrea Bianci

Alison Bianchi, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Director of the Center for the Study of Group Processes
Sarah Harkness

Sarah Harkness, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Steve Hitlin

Steve Hitlin, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Michael Lovaglia

Michael Lovaglia, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Ethan Rogers Picture

Ethan Rogers, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Center for Social Science Innovation Research and Operations Manager
Yongren Shi

Yongren Shi, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor