Shana Levin, Ph.D.
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Shana Levin is Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow at CMC. She was Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research from July 2016-August 2020 and March 2021-June 2022, Co-Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty from September 2020-February 2021, and Chair of the Psychological Science Department from 2011-2013. She teaches Psychological Statistics, Psychology Senior Research Seminar, Social Psychology, and Seminar in Prejudice and Intergroup Relations. Her current research examines cross-cultural intergroup conflict. She has published over 50 journal articles and book chapters, and one co-authored and one co-edited book. She was co-winner of the 2014 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize awarded by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for the best paper or article of the year on intergroup relations. She received the 2007 Early Career Research Award from the Western Psychological Association, the 2012 G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award from CMC, and the 2019 Award for Distinguished Service to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She co-founded the Claremont Faculty Leadership Program in 2017.
Education
Ph.D. and M.A., UCLA; B.A., UC Berkeley; Executive Leadership Academy Fellow, UC Berkeley
Awards and Affiliations
Recipient of the 2019 Award for Distinguished Service to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Co-winner of the 2014 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize for the best paper or article of the year on intergroup relations, awarded by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues to S. Guimond, R. J. Crisp, P. De Oliveira, R. Kamiejski, N. Kteily, B. Kuepper, R. N. Lalonde, S. Levin, F. Pratto, F. Tougas, J. Sidanius, and A. Zick for an article entitled, Diversity Policy, Social Dominance, and Intergroup Relations: Predicting Prejudice in Changing Social and Political Contexts.
Recipient of the 2012 G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award, Claremont McKenna College
Recipient of the 2007 Western Psychological Association Early Career Research Award in recognition of exceptional achievements which have contributed to the advancement of the science and profession of psychology
Elected a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues in recognition of outstanding contributions to the study of social issues
Elected a Fellow of the Western Psychological Association in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology
Elected a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology in recognition of substantial contribution to social psychology as an empirical science
Research and Publications
Levin, S., Kteily, N., Pratto, F., Sidanius, J., & Matthews, M. (2016). Muslims’ emotions toward Americans predict support for Hezbollah and Al Qaeda for threat-specific reasons. Motivation and Emotion, 40, 162-177. DOI 10.1007/s11031-015-9510-1
Sidanius, J., Kteily, N., Levin, S., Pratto, F., & Obaidi, M. (2016). Support for asymmetric violence among Arab populations: The clash of cultures, social identity, or counterdominance? Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 19(3), 343-359.
Levin, S., Roccas, S., Sidanius, J., & Pratto, F. (2015). Personal values and intergroup outcomes of concern for group honor. Personality and Individual Differences, 86, 374-384.
Pratto, F., Sidanius, J., BouZeineddine, F., Kteily, N., & Levin, S. (2014). When domestic politics and international relations intermesh: Subordinated publics’ factional support within layered power structures. Foreign Policy Analysis, 10, 127-148.
Guimond, S., Crisp, R. J., De Oliveira, P., Kamiejski, R., Kteily, N., Kuepper, B., Lalonde, R. N., Levin, S., Pratto, F., Tougas, F., Sidanius, J., & Zick, A. (2013). Diversity policy, social dominance, and intergroup relations: Predicting prejudice in changing social and political contexts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104, 941-958.
Levin, S., Pratto, F., Matthews, M., Sidanius, J., & Kteily, N. (2013). A dual process approach to understanding prejudice toward Americans in Lebanon: An extension to intergroup threat perceptions and emotions. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 16, 139-158.
Pratto, F., Levin, S., & Rusowicz, A. (2023). When empathy predicts greater support for intergroup violence: Counter-dominance against the U.S. in Syria and Lebanon. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100166
Armstrong, J., Bizuneh, M., Levin, S., Rentz, E.K., & Van Heuvelen, K. (2023). Building an in-house faculty leadership development program: A case study at The Claremont Colleges. The ACAD Leader, October 2023 issue. https://acad.org/resource/building-an-in-house-faculty-leadership-development-program-a-case-study-at-the-claremont-colleges