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Led by Dr. David Rast III, the Group Processes and Leadership lab at the University of Alberta focuses on social and psychological processes within and between groups, especially as it relates to leadership. They further explore the impact of group membership on individual cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors and how they interact with group leadership.
The Social Identity Lab at Claremont is directed by Dr. Michael Hogg and serves as a central hub for Social Identity research on intergroup relations, self-concept, and group processes. Self-uncertainty, identity, and intergroup contexts are just a few of the topics this lab covers through the applied research of Social Identity Theory.
Through the use of Social Psychology theory and research, William D. Crano's lab aims to improve health outcomes for patients by looking for means of enhancing health (for example reducing anxiety) and preventing avoidable issues (such as substance misuse). They focus on Social Psychology pathways for prevention and the promotion of healthy behaviors and hope to improve health outcomes for patients through the use of applied research.
The Social Identity Lab at Eastern Oregon University, led by Dr. Olivia Kuljian, investigates a range of group processes and social phenomena through the lens of social identity theory.
Dr. Leicht explores how organisations, groups and individuals react to and use social diversity within their workforce.
Her research takes into account how workplace decisions, perceptions and judgements are affected by social psychological processes (e.g. stereotypes, implicit and explicit biases and social cognition) and are embedded in wider cultural contexts (e.g. diversity, power, roles and inequality). Carola applies this to a number of research areas such as women and minorities in leadership or the homogenous representations of organisations and professions (e.g. higher education or religion). See Dr. Leicht's work on religion here.
The Diversity, Social Identity, and Well-being Lab focuses on the role of social identity in health and well-being and explores the experiences of diverse people. Dr. Fiona Grant leads this lab.
IWAH, or Identification With All of Humanity, is an international research team that investigates the psychological and social impact of a global identification with humanity. This team of people from around the world work to investigate, share, and apply knowledge of identification with all of humanity in the hopes of increasing a shared sense of global community, reducing prejudice, and ultimately improving the human condition.