Biography:

Stephanie Shields’ research is at the intersection of emotion, gender, and feminist psychology. In emotion she focuses on how representation of emotion (e.g., emotion language) is used to assert or challenge status and power. In gender she focuses on intersectionality of social identities–a  framework originating in Black feminist studies–and how this perspective can inform social psychological research and interventions such as WAGES. Last, she examines the social context of psychological research, especially the history of the psychology of women and gender. Speaking from the Heart: Gender and the Social Meaning of Emotion (Cambridge, 2002), received the Association for Women in Psychology’s Distinguished Publication Award, as did her special issue of Sex Roles on intersectionality (2009). She served as Director of Women’s Studies at Penn State and, previously, the University of California, Davis. She is past-president of the Society for the Psychology of Women (SPW). Notable awards include SPW’s Carolyn Sherif Award, the society’s highest award that recognizes research, mentoring, and service relevant to women, and the Society for General Psychology’s (APA Division 1) Ernest Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing significant and long-lasting contributions across topical areas in psychology.

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