Michael Kraus
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
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Michael Kraus is a social psychologist who specializes in the study of inequality. His current work explores the behaviors and emotional states that maintain and perpetuate economic and social inequality in society. He also studies the emotional processes that allow individuals and teams to work together more effectively. Michael’s research has appeared in Psychological Review, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He currently teaches Power & Politics and Global Virtual Teams in the Yale SOM core curriculum.
Expertise
Education
- PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2010
- MA, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
Selected Articles
M. W. Kraus, J. M. Rucker, & J. A Richeson
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2017
M. W. Kraus, J. W. Park, & J. J. X. Tan
Perspectives on Psychological Science
2017
S. Cote, M. W. Kraus, N. Carpenter, P. K. Piff, U. Beermann, & D. Keltner
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
2017
M. W. Kraus & J. J. X. Tan
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2015
Achievements
- Sage Young Scholars Award, Society of Personality and Social Psychology, 2018
- Emerging Leadership Award, American Psychological Association, Committee on Socioeconomic Status, 2017
- Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, 2016
- Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science, 2013
- Dissertation Research Award, American Psychological Association, 2009
