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James H. Sidanius,[1] known as Jim Sidanius (born James Brown on December 11, 1945 - June 29, 2021)[2] was an American psychologist and academic. He served as John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in memory of William James and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.[3] He won the 2006 Harold Lasswell Award for "Distinguished Scientific Contribution in the Field of Political Psychology" from the International Society of Political Psychology[4] and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2013 Career Contribution Award.[5] He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007.[6] The Society of Experimental Social Psychology awarded Sidanius the Scientific Impact Award in 2019.[7]
Sidanius, who was of African American heritage, grew up in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from City College of New York in 1968.[2] He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.[2] His dissertation, passed in 1977, was titled: "Cognitive functioning and Socio-political Ideology: Studies in political psychology."[2] He changed his last name from Brown to Sidanius upon moving to Sweden (where he also obtained citizenship), but returned to the United States in the 1980s as a permanent resident. He was married twice.[1]
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