Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington

Associate Professor in Psychology
New York University Abu Dhabi

New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island P.O. Box 129188 United Arab Emirates

I study how core psychological mechanisms react to socioecological conditions such as resources, power, and group membership, with consequences for political behavior and societal change.

Twitter: @jsskeffington

Bluesky: @jsskeffington.bsky.social

Announcements

Pre-Conference Announcement

Economic Inequality & Social Class at SPSP 2026!

We are excited to announce a long-awaited reconvening of researchers for our upcoming pre-conference focused on the Psychology of Inequality & Social Class at SPSP 2026.

Join us to examine psychological questions related to social class and inequalities in income/wealth across their crucial social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions.

🔗Submit a flash talk to present at the preconference by October 23, 2025: https://spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-preconference-submission-portal/ 

🎟️ Register for the preconference at Early Bird rates between October 16, 2025 to January 22, 2026: https://spsp.org/events/annual-convention/registration 

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

🕑 Time: 1 PM - 5 PM (half day)

📍 Location: In-person at SPSP (Chicago, Illinois)

The Economic Inequality and Social Class preconference is convened by:

  • Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Sébastien Goudeau, University of Poitiers

  • Paul Piff, University of California

  • Bruno Gabriel Salvador Casara, New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Iván Cano-Gomez, New York University Abu Dhabi