Jennifer Richeson appointed to President’s Council of Advisors

The Biden Administration has appointed PRISE Co-Director Jennifer Richeson, the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a distinguished panel that advises the president and the White House on issues related to science, technology, education, and innovation policy.

Richeson was one of 30 leaders in science and technology named to the council, the administration announced today.

“I am incredibly honored and grateful to have an opportunity to serve our nation in this way,” Richeson said. “The social and behavioral sciences are poised to uncover pathways to a healthier, more prosperous, and secure nation.”

Read the full story by Bill Hathaway in YaleNews (September 22, 2021).