RSF trustee Jennifer Richeson has been named to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). As a member of PCAST, Richeson will develop science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations for the president and White House. Richeson is currently the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her research examines psychological phenomena of cultural diversity. In addition to being an RSF trustee, Richeson is a recipient of several RSF grants and was a contributor to RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Science issue “Immigration and Changing Identities.” She was a member of the RSF Immigration and Cultural Contact Working Group as well as the Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Advisory Committee.

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