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Curriculum Vitae
Joshua M. Aronson
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Psychology, New York University
246 Greene St. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012
Research Scientist, Metro Center, New York University
Director, Metro Center for Achievement Research and Evaluation
Phone: 212-998-5543 Email:
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2004-2005 Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY
2004-presentAssociate Professor, New York University
2000-2004 Assistant Professor, New York University
1996-2000Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Austin
EDUCATION
1986B. A., Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
1992 Ph.D., Psychology, Princeton University
1992-95Post Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University
HONORS & AWARDS
2015Named one ofnation’s influential education scholars, Education Week
2014Commencement Speaker, University of California Santa Cruz, Cowell College
2012Esther Katz Rosen Lecturer Award, American Psychological Foundation
2011Elected as Fellow, Society of Personality and Social Psychology (APA, Div 8)
2010Distinguished Lecturer, National Science Foundation (Math and Physical Sciences)
2010Teaching Excellence Award, Steinhardt School, New York University
2009Elected as Fellow, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
2009Elected as Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology
2007Elected as Fellow, Association of Psychological Scientists
2007Appointed to National Research Council, Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP)
2005Award of Distinction for best education article, Association of Education Publishers
2004Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar
2003Modern Classic Designation for Steele & Aronson (1995) article, Psychological Inquiry
2002Daniel E. Griffiths Research Prize, Steinhardt School of Education, NYU
2002G. Stanley Hall Lecturer Award, American Psychological Association
2000Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize (Runner up for Aronson, Fried & Good, 2002)
1999Research Internship Award, University of Texas, Austin
1999Nominee: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
1999Career Award: National Science Foundation (sole recipient from Soc./Behav. Sciences)
1998Kidder Early Career Award: Soc. for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA div. 9)
1994Western Psychological Association Scholarship award for outstanding research
1993James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellowship
1993Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
1991Western Psychological Association Scholarship award for outstanding research
1986William P. Massaro Memorial Award for outstanding undergraduate research, UCSC
1986Highest Honors in Psychology, University of California at Santa Cruz
FELLOWSHIPS
2004-2005Scholar in Residence, Russell Sage Foundation
1999-2000 Visiting Fellow, Department of Psychology, Yale University
1993-95 James S. McDonnell Post Doctoral Fellowship
1993-95 National Academy of Education-Spencer Post Doctoral Fellowship
1992-93Post Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, 1992-93
1987-88University Fellowship, Princeton University
FUNDED GRANTS
IHDSC:
Role is PI unless otherwise indicated
Institute of Education Sciences
Project Title: Creating Scalable Interventions for Enhancing Student Learning and Performance
Project Period: 2009-2013 ($1,330,000)
With Matthew McGlone, University of Texas and Jennifer Mangels, Baruch College
Institute for Human Development and Social Change
Project Title: Harnessing the Power of Social Networking Technology to Confront Racial Disparities
Project Period: 2012-2014 ($13,000)
With Patrick Sharkey, NYU.
Spencer Foundation
Project Title: Psychological Barriers to Academic Development/2
Project Period: 2007-2013 ($512,000)
National Science Foundation, #0545168
Project Title: Psychological Barriers to Academic Development
Project period: 2006-2010 ($277,000)
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Project Title: Academic Youth Development
Project Period: 2006-2008 ($50,000)
William T. Grant Foundation
Project Title: Cool Schoolmates as Agents of Cultural Change
Project Period: 2003-2004 ($25,000)
National Science Foundation
Project Title: Center for Research on Culture Development & Education
Project period: 9/2002-2007 ($2,700,000) (Co-PI, Founding Director)
National Science Foundation
Project Title: Research Opportunity Award
Project period: 2002-2004 ($50,000)
Spencer Foundation
Project Title: National Task Force: Black-White Test Score Gap
Project Period: 2002 ($7000)
Russell Sage Foundation, Grant #87-99-01
Project Title: Stereotype Threat: Understanding and Reducing Negative Effects of
Inter-Ethnic Contact on Academic Performance
Project Period: 1999-2002
National Science Foundation, Grant #BCS-9875957
Project Title: CAREER:Stereotype Threat
Project Period: 1999-2003 ($300,000)
LARIAT Technology Award, University of Texas/Dell Computer
Project Title: Effects of Computerized Mentoring on the Achievement of Girls &
Minorities
Project Period: 1999-2000 ($75,000)
William T. Grant Foundation, Grant #99194999
Project Title: Stereotype Threat and the Academic Performance of Minority
Children: Basic Issues and Remedial Strategies
Project Period: 1999-2004 ($260,000)
Hogg Foundation Grant, Project #3511
Project Title: Reducing Stereotype Threat and Enhancing Academic Performance
Among Latino and African American College Students and Middle Schoolers
Project Period: 1998-1999 ($28,000)
PUBLICATIONS
Authors marked with * are students.
Popular Press
Steele, C.M. & Aronson, J. (2004). 'Stereotype Threat' a Factor in Test Score Gap. Wall Street Journal, May 4.
Books
Aronson, E. & Aronson, J. (2015). The Social Animal,11th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Aronson, J. & Aronson, E. (2015). Readings Aboutthe Social Animal,11th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Gonzales, M. H., Tavris, C., Aronson, J. (2010). The scientist and the humanist: A festschrift in honor of Elliot Aronson. New York: Psychology Press.
Aronson, E. & Aronson, J. (2007). The Social Animal,10th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Aronson, J. & Aronson, E. (2007). Readings Aboutthe Social Animal,10th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Aronson, E. & Aronson, J. (2004). The Social Animal,9th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Aronson, J. & Aronson, E. (2004). Readings Aboutthe Social Animal,9th edition. New York: Worth/Freeman.
Aronson, J. (2002). Improving Academic Achievement: Impact of psychological factors on education. San Diego: Academic Press. (18 scholarly citations)
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Papers/Reports
*Spitzer, B. J. & Aronson, J. (2013). Minding and mending the gap: social psychological interventions to reduce educational disparities. British Journal of Educational Psychology.85 1, 1–18,
*Plante, I., de la Sablonnière, R., Aronson, J., & Théorêt, M. (2013). Gender stereotype endorsement and achievement-related outcomes: The role of competence beliefs and task values. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38(3), 225-235.
*Protzko, J. Aronson, J. & Blair, C. (2013). How to make a young child smarter: A meta-analysis. Current Perspectives on Psychological Science, 8 (1), 25-40.
Aronson, J., Burgess, D., Phelan, S. & *Juarez, L. (2013). Unhealthy interactions: The role of stereotypes in caregiver-patient interactions. American Journal of Public Health.2013 Jan;103(1):50-6. doi:
Nisbett, R.E., Aronson, J., Blair, C., Dickens, W., Flynn, J., Halpern, D. F., & Turkheimer, E. (2012). Intelligence: New findings and theoretical developments. American Psychologist, 67(2), 130-159.
Aronson, J., & McGlone, M. S. (2012). Inoculations old and new. Psychological Inquiry, 22, 252-254.
*Appel, M., Kronberger, M. & Aronson, J. (2011). Stereotype threat impairs ability building: Effects on test preparation among women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). European Journal of Social Psychology, 41(7), 904-913.
Alter, A., Aronson, J., Darley, J. Rodriguez, C., & Ruble, D., N. (2010). Rising to the threat: Reducing stereotype threat by reframing the threat as a challenge. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 166–171. (30 citations)
Aronson, J. *Jannone, S., McGlone, M.S. & *Johnson-Campbell, T. (2009). The Obama effect: An experimental test. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(4), 957-960. (16 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J., Cohen, G., McColskey, W., Montrosse, B., Lewis, K., Mooney, K. (2009). Reducing stereotype threat in classrooms: A review of social-psychological intervention studies on improving the achievement of Black students (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2009–No. 076). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
*Good, C.,Aronson, J., & *Harder, J. (2008). Problems in the pipeline: Women’s achievement in high-level math courses. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29(1), 17-28. (69scholarly citations)
McGlone, M.S., & Aronson, J. (2007). Forewarning and forearming stereotype-threatened students. Communication Education, 56, 119-133. (18 scholarly citations)
*Inzlicht, M., Aronson, J., *Good, C., & *McKay, L. (2006). A particular resiliency to threatening environments. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 323–336. (18 scholarly citations)
*Davis, C., Aronson, J., & *Salinas, M. (2006). Shades of threat: Racial identity as a moderator of stereotype threat. Journal of Black Psychology, 32(4) 399-417. (46 scholarly citations)
*Inzlicht, M., *McKay, L., & Aronson, J. (2006). Stigma as ego depletion: How being the target of prejudice affects self-control. Psychological Science, 17, 262-269. (106 scholarly citations)
McGlone, M., & Aronson, J. (2006). Social identity salience and stereotype threat. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 486-493. (58 scholarly citations)
McGlone, M., Aronson, J. & Kobrynowicz, D., (2006). Stereotype threat and the gender gap in political knowledge. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 392–398. (26 scholarly citations)
Suzuki, L. & Aronson, J. (2005). Cultural malleability of the racial/ethnic hierarchy of intelligence. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. (30 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. & *Inzlicht, M. (2004). The ups and downs of attributional ambiguity: Stereotype vulnerability and the academic self-knowledge of African-American students. Psychological Science, 15(12), 829-836. (102 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. (2004). The threat of stereotype. Educational Leadership.
- Received the Award of Distinction for one of the best education publications of 2004 by the Association of Education Publishers. (92 scholarly citations)
- Reprinted in M. Scherer, (Ed.) (2005), The Best of Education Leadership. New York: ASCD publishers.
- Reprinted in D. Sadker & K. Zittleman (Eds.) Teachers, Schools, & Society. Los Angeles: McGraw Hill.
*Good, C., Aronson, J. *Inzlicht, M. (2003). Improving adolescents’ standardized test performance: An intervention to reduce the effects of stereotype threat. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24, 645-662. (306 citations)
Aronson, J., *Fried, C. & *Good, C. (2002). Reducing the effects of stereotype threat on African American college students by shaping theories of intelligence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 38, 113-125. (494 citations)
- Runner up for APA’s Gordon Allport Prize, 2000; 473 scholarly citations; 8th most cited paper in the Journal for decade
Cohen, G., Aronson, J., & Steele, C.M. (2000). When beliefs yield to evidence: Reducing biased evaluation by affirming the self. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26(9), 1151-1164. (250 scholarly citations)
- Designated a citation classic by Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
Aronson, J., *Lustina, M. J., *Good, C., Keough, K., Steele, C. M., & Brown, J. (1999). When white men can’t do math: Necessary and sufficient factors in stereotype threat. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 35, 29-46. (611 Citations)
- Reprinted in Mendoza-Denton R. (2012). Stigma and prejudice. Achieving Positive intergroup Relations. San Diego: Cognella Press.
Blanton, H., Cooper, J., Skurnik, I. & Aronson, J. (1997). When bad things happen to good feedback: Exacerbating the need for self-justification with self-affirmations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, 684-693. (86 scholarly citations)
Steele, C. M. & Aronson, J. (1995). Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African-Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 69(5), 797-811.
- Reprinted in C. Stangor (Ed.) Stereotypes and Prejudice: Essential Readings. New York: Psychology Press; 3353 scholarly citations; “Modern Classic” designation by the Journal Psychological Inquiry.
Aronson, J., Blanton, H. & Cooper, J. (1995). From dissonance to disidentification: Selectivity in the self-affirmation process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 986-996. (150 Scholarly Citations)
Aronson J. & Jones, E. E. (1992). Inferring abilities after influencing performance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 28, 277-299 (18 scholarly citations)
Manuscripts Under Review/In Preparation
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Aronson, J. & Good , C. (2012). Conceptions of ability, challenge seeking, and test performance in minority children.
Aronson, J. , McGlone, M. & Alter. (2012). Conceptions of ability influence standardized test scores. Manuscript Submitted for Publication.
Aronson, J. & *Williams, J. (2012).Stereotype Threat: Forewarned is Forearmed. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
Aronson, J. & *Salinas, M. (in progress). On the role of stereotype threat in the real world of high stakes exams. Psychological Science.
Aronson, J. Sirin, S. & *Gupta, T. (in preparation). Academic self-concept clarity. Educational Measurement.
Books
Aronson, J. (in preparation). The Nurture of Intelligence: Educational wisdom for the age of soft bigotry.
Aronson, J. & Voda, P. (in preparation). The Achievement Gap: Social Psychological Perspectives New York: Russell Sage.
Handbook Chapters and Other Major Peer Reviewed Chapters
Shapiro, J. R., & Aronson, J. ( 2012). Stereotype threat. In C. Stangor & C. Crandall (Eds.), Frontiers in Stereotyping and Prejudice.New York: Psychology Press.
Aronson, J., & McGlone, M. S. (2009). Stereotype and social identity threat. In T. D. Nelson (Ed.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (pp. 153-178). New York: Psychology Press. (22 scholarly citations)
Halpern, D., Aronson, J. et al (2008). Encouraging Girls in Math and Science. Recommendation from the Task Force on Encouraging Girls and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Washington DC: Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. (19 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. (2009). Low Numbers: Stereotype Threat and the Under-representation of Women in Math and Science Careers . In Hoff Summers, Christina (Ed.). The Science of Women in Science. Washington D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, pp-104-131.
- Reprinted in Aronson, J. & Aronson, E., (2012). Readings About the Social Animal. New York: Worth.
Aronson, J. & Steele, C.M. (2005). Stereotypes and the fragility of human competence, motivation, and self-concept. In C. Dweck & E. Elliot (Eds.), Handbook of Competence & Motivation. New York, Guilford. (105 scholarly citations)
Steele, C. M., Spencer, S., & Aronson, J. (2002). Contending with group image: The psychology of stereotype and social identity threat. In M. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology Vol. 37. Academic Press. (685 scholarly citations)
Aronson J., Quinn, D. & Spencer, S. (1998). Stereotype threat and the academic performance of minorities and women. In J. Swim and C. Stangor (Eds.), Prejudice: The target's perspective. San Diego: Academic Press. (219 scholarly citations)
Steele, C. M., & Aronson, J. (1998). How stereotypes influence the standardized test performance of talented African American students. In C. Jencks & M. Phillips (Eds.), TheBlack-White Test Score Gap. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 401-427. (224 scholarly citations)
Encyclopedia Entries
*Plante, I., and Aronson, J. (2012). "Stereotype Threat." Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. Ed. James A. Banks. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2012. 2084-86. SAGE Reference Online.
Aronson, J. (2008). Steele, Claude, M. In Darrity et al. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. New York: MacMillan.
Aronson, J. & *Rogers, L. (2008). Overcoming stereotype threats. In S. Lopez (Ed.) Perspectives on Positive Psychology. New York: Lawrence Earlbaum
*Rogers, L. & Aronson, J. (2008). Stereotype threat. In S. Lopez (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology. London: Blackwell Publishing.
Steele, C.M., Aronson, J. & Spencer, S.J. (2008). Stereotype threat. In R. Baumeister & K. Vohs (Ed.s) Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Aronson, J. & Dee, T. (2012). Stereotype threat in the real world. In T. Schmader & M. Inzlicht (Eds.) Stereotype threat: Theory, Process, and Application. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press. (2 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. & *Juarez, L. (2012). Growth Mindsets in the Laboratory and the Real World. In (R. Subotnik, & L. Miller (Eds.) Malleable Minds: Translating Insights from Psychology and Neuroscience to Gifted Education. Washington, DC: Department of Education.
Aronson, J. (2010). Jigsaw and the nurture of human intelligence. In M. H. Gonzales, C. Tavris, J. Aronson (Eds.), The scientist and the humanist: A festschrift in honor of Elliot Aronson. New York: Psychology Press.
- Reprinted (in Hungarian) as A Mozaik-módszer és az emberi intelligencia fejlesztése. In A.-T. Lajos (Ed.), School Dangers. Budapest: Complex Kiadó Jogi.
Aronson, J. (2008). Cultivating curiosity. In M. Pollack (Ed.) Everyday anti-racism. Cambridge: Harvard Press.
*Inzlicht, M., Aronson, J. & Mendoza-Denton, R. (2007). Contending and coping with minority status in school. In J. Levine & F. Buttera (Eds.) Coping with Minority Status: Responses to Exclusion and Inclusion. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
*Good, C. & Aronson, J. (2007). Stereotype vulnerability: developmental and contextual influences on group underperformance. In E. Turiel & J. Smetana, & C. Wainryb (Eds.) Social Development, Social Inequalities, and Social Justice. Mahwah, N.J.: Law
*Good, C. Dweck , C. & Aronson, J. (2007). Social Identity, Stereotype Threat, and Self-Theories. In A. Fuligni (Ed.) Social Categories, Identities, and Educational Participation. New York: Russell Sage.
Mendoza-Denton, R., & Aronson, J. (2006). Making the pinnacle possible: Psychological processes associated with minority students’ achievement. In E. Gordon (Ed.) The Achievement Gap. Naperville, IL: Learning Point Associates. (2 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. (2002). Stereotype threat: Contending and coping with unnerving expectations. In J. Aronson Improving academic achievement: Impact of Psychological Factors on Education. San Diego: Academic Press. (71 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. & *Good, C. (2002). The Development and Consequences of Stereotype Vulnerability in Adolescents. In F. Pajares & T. Urdan (Eds.) Adolescence and Education. New York: Information Age Publishing. (16 scholarly citations)
Aronson, J. Cohen, G., & Nail, P. R. (1998). Self-Affirmation Theory: An Update and Appraisal. In E. Harmon Jones & J. Mills (Eds.), Cognitive Dissonance: Progress on a Pivotal Theory in Social Psychology. Washington DC: American Psychological Association Books. (31 scholarly citations).
Aronson, J., Steele, C. M., *Salinas, M. F. *Lustina, M. J. (1999; 2007). The effects of stereotype threat on the standardized test performance of college students. In J. Aronson & E. Aronson (Eds.) Readings About the Social Animal (9th&10th editions). New York: Freeman. (16 scholarly citations)
Cooper, J. & Aronson, J. M. (1992). Attitudes and consistency theory: Implications for mental health. In D. Ruble and P. Costanzo (Eds.), Basic Social Psychological Processes in Mental Health. New York: Guilford Press. (11 scholarly citations)
Steele, C. M. & Aronson, J. (1994). Stereotype vulnerability and intellectual performance. In E. Aronson, (Ed.), Readings About the Social Animal (7th ed.). New York: Freeman. (2 scholarly citations)
Published Commentary
Aronson, J. (2002). What do we mean by academic engagement? In The proceedings of the President's Teaching Initiative. University of Colorado.
*Plante, I., *Protzko, J. & Aronson, J. (2010). Girls’ internalization of their female teacher’s anxiety: A “real-world” stereotype threat effect? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 5, 3, (pp. 1).
Steele, C. M. & Aronson, J. (2004). Stereotype threat does not live by Steele & Aronson alone. American Psychologist. (5 scholarly citations)
Noguera, P. & Aronson, J. (2004). The Black-White Achievement Gap. Contexts, 3, 4-6.
Aronson, J. (1997). Rethinking equality in the global society. Washington University Law Quarterly, 75, 1620-1634.
Legal Briefs
Cunningham, C., Aronson, J. et al. (2001). Brief Amicus Curiae of Social Science and Comparative Law Scholars (Filed June 1, 2001), Adarand Constructors v. Mineta, argued October, 2001. No. 00-730. In the Supreme Court of the United States.
COLLOQUIA AND INVITED TALKS
May2012Department of Psychology, University of Delaware
Mar2011Department of Communications, University of Texas at Austin
Nov2010Department of Psychology, Temple University
Jun2010Law School, New York University
Apr2010Department of Psychology, Rutgers College Newark, NJ
Feb2010Department of Psychology, Temple University
Jan2010Department of Psychology, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
Sep2009Grand Rounds, NYU Child Study Center
Sep2009Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College
Apr2009Psychology Dept. Fordham University
Feb2009The Spence School, New York, NY
Oct 2008Allen Stevenson School, New York, NY
Jul2008Medical School, University of California Los Angeles
Jul2008Medical School, University of Washington, Seattle
Jul2008Medical School, University of Virginia
Jul2008Medical School, Columbia University
Jun2008Medical School, Duke University
Jun2008Medical School, Howard University
May2008Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
May2008Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Apr2008Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Oct2007Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan
Jul2007Department of Human Ecology, University of Texas at Austin
Jul2007Medical School, University of California Los Angeles (2 presentations)
Jun2007Hunter College Black Students Association
May2007Teacher Training, The Dalton School, New York, NY
Apr2007Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Feb2007Parents Association, The Dalton School, New York, NY
Nov2005Graduate Center, CUNY
Oct2005Psychology Dept, Tufts University
Jan2005Medical School Admissions Committee, Louisiana State University
Dec2004Bates College
Dec2004Bowdoin College
Dec2004Colby College
Nov2004Russell Sage Foundation
Oct2004Franklin & Marshall College, Consortium on High Achievement and Success
Oct2004Medical School, Duke University
Oct2004Psychology Department, Brooklyn College
Sep2004Bard College, Consortium on High Achievement and Success
May2004Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
May2004Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University
Mar2004Department of Psychology (PACE Center), Yale University
Mar 2003Department of Psychology, Yale University