Michael W. Kraus is a Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University and a Morton O. Schapiro IPR Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. Michael was trained as a social-personality psychologist at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, where he received his B.A. in psychology and sociology and his Ph.D in social psychology. Before arriving at Northwestern, Michael was a postdoctoral scholar at UC San Francisco, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, and an assistant/associate professor of organizational behavior at Yale University.

 

Michael studies the maintenance of societal inequality and his research can be found in leading psychology journals such as Psychological Review, Psychological Science, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and has been featured in media outlets like The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and ABC World News. Michael enjoys teaching about the contribution of basic psychological states to inequality, and collaborating with trainees on related topics.

 

Michael lives in Evanston, IL with his spouse and their two children. He grew up in southern California. In his free time, Michael enjoys brunch and being a dad.