Linda R. Tropp Professor of Social Psychology

Linda R. Tropp is Professor of Social Psychology and Faculty Associate in Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For nearly three decades she has studied how members of diverse groups experience contact with each other, and how differences in status and power affect cross-group relations. She collaborates with a vast range of U.S.-based civil society organizations to improve relations between groups and promote greater social integration, equity, inclusion, and belonging across racial, ethnic, political and religious divides. She also partners with international NGOs to evaluate interventions focused on bridging group differences in divided societies around the globe.

Linda is recognized widely both as an award-winning researcher, and as one of the rare academics who goes to great lengths to make scientific research accessible to the public, to enhance its practical utility and maximize the broader impact of the work.

You can read more about Linda, learn about the Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab, or access resources for practitioners, policymakers, and civil society organizations.