Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Clark McCauley is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. His research interests include stereotypes, group identification, group dynamics, and intergroup conflict; in recent years he has focused on the psychological foundations of ethnic conflict, genocide, and terrorism. He is a Lead Investigator of a number of projects for the National Consortium for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (NC-START). With Dan Chirot he is author of Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder (2006), and with Sophia Moskalenko he is author of Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us (2011). He is a consultant and reviewer for the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation for research on dominance, aggression and violence, and Emeritus Founding Editor of the journal Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict.
Background
- University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Social Psychology, 1970
- University of Pennsylvania, M.A., Psychology, 1967
- Providence College, B.S., Biology, 1965
- David O. Sears Book Award for the best book published in the field of the political psychology of mass politics in 2012: Clark McCauley and Sophia Moskalenko, Friction: How Radicalization Happens to Them and Us.
- National Consortium for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START): about $700,000 for a variety of research projects relating to political radicalization and terrorism, 2004-present.
- National Science Foundation SGER: $199,893, Nov 2006 – Oct 2008. “SGER: DHS and NSF Collaboration: Developing Polls to Test Theories of Radicalization and Potential for Radicalization.” Principal Investigator
- Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS): 8000 respondent-questions, Sep 2006-August 2007; “Grievance, activism, radicalism.” Principal Investigator.
- James McKeen Cattell Fund, sabbatical award $13,500, 2004-2005; Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS): 8000 respondent-questions, Sep 2006-August 2007; “Grievance, activism, radicalism.” Principal Investigator.
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $625,000, Jun 2003- Dec 2005; Fellowship and Research Support for the Asch Center
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $300,000, Jan 2002 - Dec 2004; Forced Migration Institutional Partnership. (with Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania)
- NIMH: MH59201-02 R25, $300,000, 2001; “Mental Health Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict.”
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $750,000, Mar 2001 - Feb 2004; Fellowship and Research Support for Asch Center. (with Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania)
- Anonymous gift and matching grants: $1,500,000, Sep 1999 – Aug 2003; Fellowship and research support for Asch Center (with Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania)
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $320,000, Jan 1999 - Dec 2000; Post-doctoral and pre-doctoral fellowship support for Asch Center. (with Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania)
- NIMH: MH59201-01 R25, $149,000, 1999; “Mental Health and Ethnopolitical Warfare: A Curriculum.”
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $120,000, Jan-Dec 1998; Start-up for Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at University of Pennsylvania. (with Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania)
- NIMH: MH57731-01 RO3, $24,529, 1998; "A new measure of minority integration and isolation."
- Russell Sage Foundation: $24,928; 1997; "The use of diversity training in U.S. colleges and universities."
- American Psychological Association Scientific Conferences Program: $7403; Stereotype Accuracy Conference, 10-11 June 1994, Bryn Mawr College.
- Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: $11,560; 1989; "Psychology of Men in Combat."
- NIMH: MH 31266 RO1, $49,976; 1978-1981; "Interpersonal Overload in the City."
- NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1965-1969
Bryn Mawr College Appointments
- Professor, Psychology, 1986-Present
- Associate Professor, Psychology, 1976-1986
- Assistant Professor, Psychology, 1970-1976
Other Professional Appointments
- Founding Editor, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 2007- present
- Editorial Board, Terrorism and Political Violence, 2007-present
- Co-Director, Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, University of Pennsylvania 1998-2007, Bryn Mawr College 2007-present
- Lead Investigator, National Consortium for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), 2005-present
- Member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Reaction to Terrorism, 2004-2006
- Member, Policy Committee of the International Association of Applied Psychology,and Chair of the Subcommittee on Ethnopolitical Violence, 2003-2007
- Member, Psychosocial Working Group, http://www.forcedmigration.org/psychosocial/working.htm, 2004-2006
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 1985-present
- Consultant to Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1983-1998; 2002-present
- Consultant to End Stage Renal Disease Network No. 24 Coordinating Council, King of Prussia, PA. 1983 -1986
- Editor, Praeger Monograph Series in Psychology, 1975-1976
- Consultant to Section de Communication, Universite de Montreal, 1972-1974
Undergraduate Courses Taught
- Introductory Psychology, Social Psychology
- Psychological Measurement and Testing
- Statistics and Experimental Design
- Process and Effects of Mass Media Communication
- Cognitive Issues in Personality and Social Psychology
- Political Psychology of Group Identification
- Psychology of Genocide
- Psychology of Terrorism
Graduate Courses Taught
- Social Psychology
- Psychological Measurement and Testing
- Research Methods
- Psychology of Genocide
- Psychology of Terrorism