Dr. Mina Cikara

Biography

Mina Cikara is a Faculty Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Fredric Wertham Professor of Law, Psychiatry, and Society in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research focuses on the psychological processes involved in social identity, partisanship, intergroup conflict, coalition dynamics, and the mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination. Cikara employs both experimental methods and neuroimaging techniques to explore how individual and group social identities influence cognition and behavior, particularly in politically charged contexts. She is committed to understanding how these dynamics can inform public policy and enhance intergroup relations.

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