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Shana Levin is Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, where she has held significant leadership positions including Chair of the Psychological Science Department (2011-2013), Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research (July 2016-August 2020 and March 2021-June 2022), and Co-Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty (September 2020-February 2021).
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles, 1996
- M.A. from UCLA
- B.A. from UC Berkeley
- Executive Leadership Academy Fellow, UC Berkeley
Professor Levin's research focuses on cross-cultural intergroup conflict, examining how emotions, threat perceptions, and social identities influence intergroup attitudes and behaviors. Her work applies social dominance theory to understand prejudice and political violence across cultural contexts, particularly between Western societies and Middle Eastern populations. She has developed innovative theoretical frameworks connecting resource domination threats and value contamination threats to specific intergroup emotions like anger and disgust/contempt.
Her publication record shows a consistent trajectory of impactful research spanning two decades, with recent work increasingly focusing on the psychological mechanisms underlying political violence and asymmetric conflict. The articles demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach, bridging social psychology with political science, Middle Eastern studies, and cultural psychology to address complex real-world intergroup conflicts.
- 2014 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize
- 2007 Early Career Research Award from Western Psychological Association
- 2012 G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award
- 2019 Award for Distinguished Service to Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Elected Fellow of Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Elected Fellow of Western Psychological Association
- Elected Fellow of Society of Experimental Social Psychology
Professor Levin has mentored numerous students through the Psychology Senior Research Seminar and has co-founded the Claremont Faculty Leadership Program in 2017. Her research has been supported by grants including funding from Harvard University for studies on Muslim attitudes toward Americans. She has also contributed to academic leadership development through publications on faculty leadership programs.
Dr. Levin maintains active involvement in professional service, contributing to editorial work including the SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior, and participating in committees that advance social psychology research and education.
