James Jones (psychologist)

James M. Jones

Born|

James McCoy Jones

Nationality| American
Education| Oberlin College
Temple University
Yale University
Awards| Guggenheim Fellowship (1973–74)
Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association (2011)
Gold Medal Award for Life Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Foundation (2018)
Scientific career
Fields| Social psychology
Institutions| University of Delaware
Thesis| Cognitive Factors in the Appreciation of Humor: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis (1970)

James McCoy Jones is an African-American social psychologist and cultural diversity scholar. He is Trustees' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Black American Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity at the University of Delaware. He is a past president of both the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He previously taught at Harvard University and Howard University before joining the University of Delaware.[1] In 2011, he received the Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association.[2] He retired from the University of Delaware in 2018, and gave a retirement lecture on diversity on April 16 of that year.[3]

## Selected publications

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* Prejudice and Racism (1972, second edition in 1997)
* The Psychology of Diversity: Beyond prejudice and racism, with co-authors John Dovidio and Deborah Vietze, 2014.

## References

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1. ^ "James M. Jones". University of Delaware. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. ^ "A champion for social justice, minority education". Monitor on Psychology. October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
3. ^ "April 16: Celebrating James Jones". UDaily. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

## External links

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* Faculty profile
* Profile at Social Psychology Network

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