Jennifer R Steele

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
York University
United States of America

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Dr. Steele received her B.A. in psychology (1995) as well as her B.Ed. (1996) from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. From there she moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she attended Harvard University's School of Education. She completed a Masters in Education in 1997 and proceeded into the doctoral program in Social Psychology. Dr. Steele completed her M.A. (1999) and her Ph.D. (2003) in Social Psychology through the Graduate School of Arts and Science at Harvard University. After completing a SSHRC post-doctoral position at the University of Waterloo she accepted an assistant professorship at York University in Toronto. Dr. Steele is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology through the Faculty of Health at York.

Research Intrest

social cognitive approach to understanding stereotyping, prejudice, and interpersonal expectancies

List of Publications
Ambady N, Paik S K, Steele J, Owen-Smith A, Mitchell J P(2004)Deflecting negative self-relevant stereotype activation: The effects of individuation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 40:401-08.
Ambady N, Paik S K, Steele J, Owen-Smith A, Mitchell J P(2004)Deflecting negative self-relevant stereotype activation: The effects of individuation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 40:401-08.
Steele J R,Ambady N(2006)Math is hard: The effect of gender priming on women attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 42:428-36.
Kawakami K, Phills C, Steele J R, Dovidio J F(2007)distance makes the heart grow fonder: Improving implicit racial attitudes and interracial interactions through approach behaviours. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92: 957-71.