Todd Pittinsky

Associate Professor of Public Policy
(On Leave)
Center for Public Leadership
Office Address
Non Resident
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 124
79 JFK Street
Contact
Phone: 617-384-7283
Email: Todd_Pittinsky@ksg.harvard.edu
Todd Pittinsky

Profile

What lies beyond mere tolerance of the "other" in pluralistic settings? My research investigates positive intergroup attitudes: How they arise, how they work, and how they shape the ways people think, feel, and behave. In all these, my work shows, they can be different from and independent of the frequently studied negative intergroup attitudes. To date, this research has taken three forms, the study of: (a) positive stereotypes about social identity groups and educational outcomes, (b) allophilia and the Two-Dimensional Model of Intergroup Attitudes (TDMIA), and (c) how leaders can change two dimensions of intergroup attitudesa positive as well as a negative dimensionin order to bring groups together to reach common goals (intergroup leadership).

I earned my A.B. in psychology from Yale University, M.A. in psychology from Harvard, and Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Harvard Business School. I am an Associate Professor of Public Policy, and serve as Research Director of the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership.