JOHN F. DOVIDIO, PH.D
John F. Dovidio, Ph.D. is the Carl I. Hovland Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Professor Emeritus in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies and of Epidemiology
Dr. Dovidio’s work centers around issues of social power and social relations, both between groups and between individuals. He explores both conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) influences on how people think about, feel about, and behave toward others based on group membership. Dr. Dovidio continues to conduct research on aversive racism, a contemporary subtle form of prejudice, and on techniques for reducing conscious and unconscious biases. His research further explores how the bias of health care providers and perceptions by members of traditionally disadvantaged groups of being stigmatized affects medical interactions, decisions, and outcomes.
Dr. Dovidio’s latest book is Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America’s Health, Cambridge University Press, Sept. 2023