Michael Kraus

Associate Professor at Yale School of Management

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  • Yale School of Management

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Yale School of Management

Michael Kraus is a social psychologist who specializes in the study of hierarchy. 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.

Education

  • PhD , University of California, Berkeley, 2010
  • MA , University of California, Berkeley, 2006

Achievements

  • 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

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