Aharon Levy

Aharon Levy is a Research and Teaching Fellow at the Columbia Business School Management division. Aharon's research examines psychology as a means for the promotion of social change. Specifically, Aharon studies the potential of Gateway Groups to improve intergroup relations, and the development of psychological interventions for intergroup conflict resolution. Additionally, Aharon also studies the role information plays in distributive negotiations. Apart from his research, Aharon also teaches courses on psychology & social change, and consults organizations in the field of intergroup relations.

Levy, A., Halperin, E., Van Zomeren, M., & Saguy, T. (in press) Inter racial gateways: The potential of biracials to reduce threat and prejudice in inter racial dynamics. Race and Social Problems.

Levy, A. & Maaravi, Y. (2018) The boomerang effect of psychological interventions. Social influence, 13(1), 39-51.

Levy, A., Saguy, T., Van Zomeren, M., & Halperin, E. (2017) Ingroups, outgroups, and the gateway groups between: The potential of dual identities to improve intergroup relations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 70, 260-271.

Levy, A., Saguy, T., Halperin, E., & Van Zomeren, M. (2017) Bridges or barriers? Conceptualization of the role of multiple identity gateway groups in intergroup relations. Frontiers in Psychology. 8, 1097-1117.

Levy, A., van Zomeren, M., Saguy, T., & Halperin, E. (2017). Intergroup emotions and gateway groups: Introducing multiple social identities into the study of emotions in conflict. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 11(6), 1-15.

Maaravi, Y. & Levy, A. (2017) When your anchor sinks your boat: Information asymmetry in distributive negotiations and the disadvantage of making the first offer. Judgment and Decision Making, 12(5), 420-429.

Halperin, E. & Levy, A. (2017). Intractable Conflicts. In F. M. Moghaddam (Ed). The Sage Encyclopedia of Political Behavior, pp. 406-408, Sage.

Education

• PhD fellow, Graduate School of Behavioural and Social Sciences University of Groningen (2014 — 2018)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) Tel Aviv University (2010 — 2012)
• Exchange program scholarship recipient at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) Sciences Po (2012 — 2012)
• Tel Aviv University (2009 — 2010)
• Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (2007 — 2008)

Companies

• Associate McKinsey & Company (2021)
• Postdoctoral Associate Yale University (2020)
• Adjunct Professor Columbia Business School (2018)
• PICR Lab manager IDC Herzliya (2013 — 2015)
• UAV instructor and instruction manager IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries (2008 — 2009)