Biography
Linda R. Tropp is Professor of Social Psychology and Faculty Associate in Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA). For nearly three decades she has studied how members of different groups experience contact with each other, and how group differences in status affect cross-group relations.
Why I support the Compassion Coalition
Tropp's work seeks to promote positive relations between groups while achieving ever-greater levels of societal equality and justice. She has worked with U.S.-based organizations on initiatives to promote racial integration and equity, and with civil society organizations around the globe to bridge group differences and address social division.
