Assistant Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Phone:
(949) 824-1730
Email:
eknowles@uci.edu
Office:
4314 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway
Specializations:
psychology of inequality, White identity, and religious prejudice
Department:
Psychology and Social Behavior Curriculum Vitae:
When does inequality seem like inequity? Broadly speaking, my research examines how people perceive and react to the fact that some groups in society have more than others. I am especially interested in how different types of motivations -- e.g., to bolster the hierarchy, to see oneself as a good and deserving person -- lead people to deny the existence of inequity, dis-identify with their ingroup, or form attitudes likely to reduce intergroup disparities.
Selected Publications