Naomi Ellemers

Naomi Ellemers (born January 31, 1963 in Amsterdam) is a professor of social psychology and organisations and distinguished professor at Utrecht University since September 2015.

Ellemers was professor of social and organizational psychology at Leiden University from 1999 to 2015.

Her research focuses on the interaction between group-membership and individual affect and cognition. It considers why and how individuals take on group membership, and their interaction with members of those groups.

Since 2011 Ellemers is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Recognition

• Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (2014).
• Spinoza Prize (2010).
• KNAW Merian Award for women in science (2010).
• Nominated for the 'Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research', (2009).
• Kurt Lewin Award, European Association of Social Psychology, for significant and sustained contributions to the science of social psychology (2008).,
• Honorary International Fellow, American Psychological Society (2002).
• Jaspars Award, European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, for early scientific achievement (1990).

Publications (selection)

• Neuroscience of prejudice and intergroup relations. Edited by Belle Derks, Daan Scheepers, and Naomi Ellemers. New York, Psychology Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84872-641-3
• Social identity. Context, commitment, content. Edited by Naomi Ellemers, Russell Spears and Bertjan Doosje. Oxford, Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-631-20691-4
• Numerous journal articles