Michael H. Pasek, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael H. Pasek is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he directs the Belief, Identity, and Group Relations (BIGR) Lab.

As a social psychologist, Michael studies intergroup relations with a particular focus on the ways in which religion, as both a group membership and system of beliefs, affects moral decision-making, social attitudes, and behaviors in intergroup contexts. Michael also studies intergroup relations along racial, political, and sexual orientation lines, with an emphasis on how social psychological theory can be leveraged to advance social change and promote equality.

His research has been published in leading academic outlets, such as Psychological Science, funded by the National Science Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation, and featured in media outlets such as the New York Times. He earned his PhD in social psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and his B.A. from Bates College.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship, Psychology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY

Ph.D., Social Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.A. (With Honors), Political Psychology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME