Author: James M. Jones
Bio: Dr. James M. Jones is a social psychologist. Currently, he is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity at the University of Delaware.

Previously, Dr. Jones was Executive Director for Public Interest and Director of the Minority Fellowship Program at the American Psychological Association. He was on the faculty of the Psychology and Social Relations Department at Harvard University, and has taught in the Psychology Department at Howard University. He was President of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Dr. Jones published the first edition of *Prejudice and Racism* in 1972, and the second edition in 1997. His most recent book, *The Psychology of Diversity: Beyond Prejudice and Racism*, with Jack Dovidio and Deborah Vietze, was published in 2014.

Dr. Jones earned his B.A. from Oberlin College, his M.A. from Temple University, and his Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University.