Social Psychology

The Social Psychology Program at the University of Delaware is a research-based training program leading to the Ph.D. degree.  We believe that the training students receive prepares them well for a variety of careers, principally in academic institutions, business settings, and other settings where strong skills in research methodology and statistical analysis are desirable.  We have a good track record in placing our graduates into academic departments as well as in a variety of business, organizational and research settings.

If you have questions about the Social Psychology gradauate program not answered on this site, you can contact the director:

Sam Gaertner

Email: gaertner@udel.edu

 

Faculty

Fang Fang Chen
Cross-cultural psychology; interpersonal attraction; psychometrics

Robert Eisenberger
People’s motivation at work and leisure

Samuel L. Gaertner
Intergroup relations: Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

James M. Jones
Cultural psychology, temporal orientation; prejudice & racism, coping and stress

D. Michael Kuhlman
Individual differences in social orientation

Beth Morling
Cultural & Social Psychology

Carrie Veronica Smith
Self-concept, motivation, and personal relationships