University of Pittsburgh

Levine, John

Professor, Department of Psychology, and Senior Scientist, Learning Research and Development Center
PhD, University of Wisconsin

Primary Program: Social Program
All programs: Cognitive Program, Social Program

Contact

516 LRDC
412-624-7462
Fax: 412-624-9149
jml@pitt.edu
http://www.pitt.edu/~jml/

Research Interests: Innovation in work teams; group reaction to deviance and disloyalty; majority and minority influence; conflict and learning; social processes in online groups

Accepting Graduate Students: Yes

Selected Publications

  • Levine, J. M., & Choi, H-S. (in press). Newcomers as change agents: Minority influence in task groups. In R. Martin & M. Hewstone (Eds.), Minority influence and innovation: Antecedents, processes, and consequences. New York: Psychology Press.
  • Levine, J. M., Alexander, K., & Hansen, T. (in press). Self-control in groups. In R. Hassin, K. N. Ochsner, & Y. Trope (Eds.). Self control in society, mind, and brain. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Butera, F., & Levine, J. M. (Eds.) (2009). Coping with minority status: Responses to exclusion and inclusion. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hausmann, L. R. M., Levine, J. M., & Higgins, E. T. (2008). Communication and group perception: Extending the “Saying is Believing” effect. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 11, 539-554.
  • Levine, J.M., Kerr, N.L. (2007). Inclusion and exclusion: Implications for group processes. In A.E. Kruglanski & E.T. Higgins (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (2nd ed., pp. 759-784). New York: Guilford.
  • Prislin, R., Levine, J.M., & Christensen, P.N. (2006). When reasons matter: Quality of support affects reactions to increasing and consistent agreement. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 593-601. (Abstract-pdf)

Honors and Awards

  • Chair, Society of Experimental Social Psychology (2000)
  • Editor, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (1994-1998)
  • Honorary Professor, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

Labs

Graduate Student Advisees

  • Alexander, Kira
  • Hansen, Thomas
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