Dr Christopher T. Begeny (he, him)

Chris is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Exeter. He is also a member of the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Gender Pay Gap Implementation Panel, the Academic Lead for the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery, and a Research Affiliate at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, at The Australian National University.

Chris' work centers on the study of diversity, group dynamics, and social justice. Among other topics he examines how individuals are perceiving and reacting to growing diversity in their profession, ways we can collectively combat the impostor “syndrome”, ongoing issues of sexual misconduct in healthcare, and the importance of not only having role models at work but the opportunity to be one.

As a collaborator and consultant, Chris works with organizations to identify prominent barriers and promising pathways to creating healthy, diverse, and equitable work environments.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology  University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A. in Psychology  University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A. (Psychology, Sociology)  Kalamazoo College

Specialist Areas

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Fair Treatment and Respect
• Bias and Discrimination
• Stereotypes and Stigma
• Collective Action
• Marginalized Group Dynamics (by race, ethnicity, gender, etc.)
• Status and Social Hierarchies
• Intragroup Relations
• Social Identity Processes
• Stress and Mental Health

Select Publications

Begeny, C. T., Ryan, M. K., Moss-Racusin, C. A., & Ravetz, G. (2020). In some professions women have become well represented, yet gender bias persists – Perpetuated by those who think it is not happening. Science Advances, 6, eaba7814.

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Begeny, C. T., Wong, C. Y. E., Kirby, T. A., & Rink, F. (2021). Gender, race, and leadership. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. Oxford University Press.

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Begeny, C. T., Huo, Y. J., Smith, H. J., & Ryan, M. K. (2021). Being treated fairly in groups is important, but not sufficient: The role of distinctive treatment in groups, and its implications for mental health. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0251871.

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Begeny, C. T., van Breen, J., Leach, C. W., van Zomeren, M., & Iyer, A. (2022). The power of the ingroup for promoting collective action: How distinctive treatment from fellow minority members motivates collective action. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 101, 104346.

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Begeny, C. T., Arshad, H., Cuming, T., Dhariwal, D., Fisher, R., Franklin, M., Jackson, P., McLachlan, G., Searle, R., & Newlands, C. (2023). Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape in the surgical workforce – women and men are living different realities: An observational study using NHS population-derived weights. British Journal of Surgery, 110(11), 1518-1526.

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