about us

The Northwestern Social Cognition Lab investigates the the basic mental processes under-lying social behavior. We investigate a wide range of issues in the areas of attitudes, social cognition, and intergroup relations, with a particular focus on person perception, the processes through which we form impressions and evaluations of others. We also in-vestigate how basic research in the area of attitudes and social cognition can be used to understand consumer behavior and promote sustainable patterns of consumption.

WE ARE A CARBON NEUTRAL LAB under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Climate Neutral Now program.

SCL Members

Galen Bodenhausen

Lab Director

Lourdes Castillo Silva

Graduate student in the Social Psychology program

Jordan Daley

Graduate student in the Social Psychology program

Sirenia Sánchez

Graduate student in the Social Psychology program

SCL Alumni

Sapna Cheryan (Honors student, 1997-98) Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Katja Corcoran (Postdoc, 2004-05) Professor of Social Psychology, University of Graz
Maureen Craig (Graduate student, 2009-14) Assistant Professor of Psychology, New York University
Mesmin Destin (Honors student, 2004-05) Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, Northwestern University
Xiaomeng Fan (Graduate student, 2016-19) Assistant Professor of Marketing, ShanghaiTech University
Shira Gabriel (Graduate student, 1995-2000) Professor of Psychology, SUNY at Buffalo
Natalie Gallagher (Graduate student, 2015-2021) Postdoctoral Fellow & Data Scientist, Princeton University
Bertram Gawronski (Postdoc, 2002-04) Professor and David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology, University of Texas
Rick Harnish (Graduate student, 1987-92) Professor of Psychology, Penn State University - New Kensington
Xiaoqing Hu (Graduate student, 2011-14) Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Hong Kong
Joshua Inwald (Honors student, 2016-18) Graduate Student, Psychology, University of Southern California
Kurt Hugenberg (Graduate student, 1998-2003) Professor of Psychology, Indiana University
Sonia Kang (Postdoc, 2010-11) Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, University of Toronto
Jung Kim (Graduate student, 2011-16) Lead Behavioral Scientist, Grab
Ryan Lei (Graduate student, 2012-17) Assistant Professor of Psychology, Haverford College
Thomas Mussweiler (Postdoc, 1998-99) Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
Todd Nelson (Graduate student, 1992-96) Professor of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus
Destiny Peery (Graduate student, 2006-12) Managing Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice (Harvard)
David Perrott (Graduate student, 1999-2003) David Perrott & Associates trial consulting
Chris Petsko (Graduate student, 2014-20) Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kimberly Quinn (Postdoc, 2000-02) Professor and Chairperson of Psychology, DePaul University
Andrew Todd (Graduate student, 2004-09) Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California at Davis
James Wages III (Graduate student, 2015-2021) Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Central Arkansas
James Wilkie (Graduate student, 2007-12) Product Data Scientist, Fetch Rewards
Jim Wirth (Honors student, 2002-03) Associate Professor of Psychology, Ohio State University Newark