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 2027!

The Psychology of Inequality & Social Class will be back at SPSP 2027!

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

Dive into understanding the psychology of who has what in society:

  1. An interactive, conceptual debate: What is the nature of the link between social class and self-construal?

  2. A dive into experimental methods: How should we study inequality and social class experimentally?

With early career flash talks in between!


SUBMIT your flash talks by 8 OCT, 2026!

And REGISTER by 29 Jan, 2027!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, February 11, 2027

🕑 Time: 1 PM - 5 PM (half day)

📍 Location: In-person at SPSP (Philadelphia, PA)

The Economic Inequality and Social Class preconference is convened by:

  • Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Sébastien Goudeau, University of Poitiers

  • Kristin Laurin, University of British Columbia

  • Efrain Garcia Sanchez, University of Granada