Negin R. Toosi

Negin R. Toosi is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University, East Bay specializing in experimental social psychology with focus on diversity and intergroup relations. Her research examines social identities including race, gender, religion, and their intersections. She earned her PhD from Tufts University following undergraduate studies at Stanford University, with postdoctoral experience at Columbia Business School and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Her work has appeared in prestigious journals including Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Social Psychology and Personality Science. Research areas include zero-sum beliefs between religious and sexual orientation groups, racial bias in negotiations, and the psychological impacts of discrimination.