Arnold Kelly Ho

Arnold Kelly Ho is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, with additional affiliation as a Faculty Associate at the Research Center for Group Dynamics within the Institute for Social Research. He completed his Ph.D. in Social Psychology at Harvard University in 2011.

His research examines the psychological mechanisms behind social inequality, focusing on:

• Interplay of individual prejudice and societal factors in maintaining hierarchical structures
• Anti-egalitarianism and responses to status quo threats
• Intergroup relations across racial and multiracial identities
• Political ideology's role in perpetuating inequality
• Developmental origins of social categorization and bias

Ho's publications demonstrate consistent focus on intergroup dynamics across three thematic clusters:

• Racial identity and multiracial categorization
• Political psychology of inequality maintenance
• Developmental foundations of social norms

His recent work (2024-2025) emphasizes policy resistance mechanisms and multiracial-monoracial alliance dynamics.

He collaborates extensively through the Research Center for Group Dynamics, examining how group processes influence social behavior and structural inequality.