Christopher T. Begeny

Chris is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Exeter. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Chris examines several topics related to diversity, group dynamics, and social justice. He regularly works in partnership with non-academic organizations, both as a research collaborator and as a consultant.

Among other topics, he examines:

- How individuals perceive and react to growing diversity in their own profession
- Why organizations need to foster more than diversity and inclusion (a call to go beyond “D&I”)
- How women’s everyday experiences at work shape their self-concept and career ambitions
- What it means to be treated fairly in groups, and why fair treatment is important but insufficient
- The importance of not only having role models, but the opportunity to be one
- Collective approaches to combating the “impostor syndrome”
- How feeling respected in groups affect individuals’ mental and physiological stress
- How positive interactions with members of one's own gender, racial, ethnic or sexual minority group can shape mental health, vigilance to discrimination, and motivation for collective action

*Research Specialisms*

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Fair Treatment and Respect
Status and Social Hierarchies
Bias and Discrimination
Stereotypes and Stigma
Marginalized Group Dynamics (by gender, race, etc.)
Collective Action
Stress and Mental Health