Jim Sidanius

James H. Sidanius, was an American psychologist and academic. He served as John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in memory of William James and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He won the 2006 Harold Lasswell Award for "Distinguished Scientific Contribution in the Field of Political Psychology" from the International Society of Political Psychology and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2013 Career Contribution Award. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007. The Society of Experimental Social Psychology awarded Sidanius the Scientific Impact Award in 2019.

Life Sidanius, who was of African American heritage, grew up in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from City College of New York in 1968.

Books Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression with Felicia Pratto (1999, Cambridge University Press) Racialized Politics: Values, Ideology, and Prejudice in American Public Opinion (2000, University of Chicago Press) Key Readings in Political Psychology (2004, Psychology Press) The Diversity Challenge: Social Identity and Intergroup Relations on the College Campus (2010, Russell Sage)