Eugene Burnstein
Eugene Burnstein Professor is Emeritus of Psychology and Senior Research Scientist Emeritus at the Research Center for Group Dynamics—part of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. He is known for his research on the cognitive processes underlying social influence and decision making in groups, and for using evolutionary models of altruism and foraging to analyze self-sacrifice, cooperation, and adaptation to social change.
Professor Burnstein received his A.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan in 1960. From 1959-1962 he was an assistant professor at the University of Texas and then Michigan State University. He joined the University of Michigan faculty as a visiting assistant professor and program director in the Research Center for Group Dynamics in 1962. He was then appointed assistant professor in 1963, associate professor in 1964, and professor in 1968, and within the Research Center for Group Dynamics was promoted to research scientist in 1973 and senior research scientist in 1997. From 1988-2000, Professor Burnstein also served as chair of the Department of Psychology's Social Psychology Area.
Professor Burnstein has made numerous contributions to the fields of social psychology, personality, and psychobiology, and he has mentored generations of students in psychology and interdisciplinary programs.
His international activities include work with Polish scholars and researchers from the University of Warsaw's Institute for Social Studies, of which Professor Burnstein became an associate member in 1997. Professor Burnstein was twice named a Senior Fulbright Lecturer, and he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1994, he was also awarded a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Primary Interests:
- Evolution and Genetics
- Group Processes
- Intergroup Relations
- Persuasion, Social Influence
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Eugene Burnstein
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
530 Church Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
United States of America
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