Dr. Michael Platow

Biography

Michael Platow is a professor at the Australian National University in the Research School of Psychology. He has widely published in the fields of social psychology, focusing on leadership, social influence, justice, fairness, intergroup relations, prejudice, and discrimination. He has received significant research funding from the Australian Commonwealth for projects exploring various psychological processes and has been awarded multiple Discovery Grants for his work on distributive justice, procedural justice, and the influences of racism on public perceptions of prejudice. Currently, he leads an international Australian Research Council-funded project on the psychology of partisan truth. He has also edited and co-authored academic texts, including 'Social Identity Work' and 'New Psychology Leadership,' the latter winning the University of San Diego Outstanding Leadership Book Award. Acknowledged for his contributions to student learning, Platow has received several teaching awards. His teaching has spanned over a quarter-century in Australia and abroad, covering a range of topics in social psychology. He has served in leadership roles within the ANU and relevant professional societies, including as a past president of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists. Platow is also an associate editor for the journal 'Social Psychology and Personality Science.'

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