Susan Tufts Fiske
Personal Information
Born: 1952
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study BA Social Relations; Harvard University PhD 1978
Professional Life
Field of Study: Social Psychology
Institution/Corporation: Princeton University
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degrees: University of Basel (2013), University of Leiden (2009), Catholique de Louvain-de-Neuve Belgium (1995), Universidad de Granada, Spain; Member: National Academy of Sciences (2013), Association for Psychological Science (APS), Fellowship of the British Academy (2011), Past President Society for Personality & Social Psychology, American Psychological Association, Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral & Brain Sciences, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, American Academy of Political & Social Science, American Philosophical Society (2014)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2009, Guggenheim Fellowship in Social Sciences; 2020, Spain s BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Science; 2017, James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science; 2009, Williams James Fellow Award, APA; 2016, Mentoring Award, APS; 2016, Medal for Distinguished Service, Teachers College, Columbia University; 2010, American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution; 2009, Society for Personality & Social Psychology Donald Campbell Award; 2008, Staasts Award for Unifying Psychology,APA; 2003, Thomas Ostrum Award, International Social Cognition Network; European Federation s Wundt-James Award; Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Kurt Lewin Award; 2019, Foundation for Personality & Social Psychology s Heritage Wall of Fame; 2021, SPSP Malini Ambady Mentoring Award
Achievements: Her research addresses how stereotyping, prejudice & discrimination are encouraged or discouraged by social relationships; founded the field of social cognition research; developed the stereotype content model, ambivalent sexism theory, power as control theory & the continuum model of impression formation; 1st social psychologist to testify in a gender discrimination case; involved in the field of social cognitive neuroscience; she & Shelley E. Taylor coined the term cognitive miser referring to individuals s tendencies to use cognitive short cuts & heuristics; developed ambivalent sexism inventory (ASI) with Peter Glick; 22nd most eminent researcher in the modern era od psychology (12th among living researchers & 2nd among women)
Her father was a psychologist, mother a civic leader in chicago, Brother an anthropologist, Grandmother & Great-grandmother were suffragettes
Was a leader in the field of social cognition
1st social psychologist to testify in a gender discrimination case