Claude M. Steele is the I. James Quillen Dean of the School of
Education at Stanford University. He is a recognized leader in the field
of social psychology, focusing on the psychological experience of the
individual and best known for his work on "stereotype threat"—the
concept that a person's social identity (e.g., age, gender, religion,
ethnicity) impacts the behavior of the individual and those interacting
with him or her. Steele has identified processes through which people
from different groups, being aware of stereotypes attached to them, can
have quite different experiences in the same situation, including
academic situations.
He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (2010, W. W. Norton & Company) and Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement among African-American Students
(co-author; Beacon Press, 2004). Steele was previously provost of
Columbia University, as well as a professor of psychology; and, before
that, the Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences at Stanford.
During his previous tenure at Stanford, from 1991-2009, he served in
numerous positions, including Director of Center For Advanced Study in
the Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Center for Comparative
Studies in Race and Ethnicity. Steele holds memberships in the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Education, the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Science Board, among
others.
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