Dr. Saguy is an assistant professor of psychology at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2008, and was then a postdoctoral associate at Yale University.

In her research, Dr. Saguy uses experimental methods to understand psychological processes associated with tension and harmony between groups. She studies a range of intergroup contexts marked by power asymmetry including relations between men and women, Israelis and Palestinians, Ashkenazim and Mizrahim in Israel, Blacks and Whites in the U.S., Immigrants and non-immigrant in Europe, and Muslims and Hindus in India. In her current lines of research, Dr. Saguy attempts to answer the following questions: (1) Is it possible to “humanize” outgroup members? Can intergroup relations improve through the humanization of the other? (2) What can increase advantaged group members’ commitment to equality? (3) Is harmony between groups always good? What might be the unintended consequences of attempts to create harmony? (4) Do people realize how outgroup members think about intergroup relations? Which factors predict group members ability to read the “outgroup’s mind”?

Primary Interests:

Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology
Group Processes
Intergroup Relations
Political Psychology
Prejudice and Stereotyping

Culture and Ethnicity
Gender Psychology
Group Processes

Intergroup Relations
Political Psychology
Prejudice and Stereotyping

Journal Articles:

Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L., & Saguy. T. (2009). Commonality and the complexity of “We”: Social attitudes and social change. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 13, 3-20.
Dovidio, J. F., Gaertner, S. L, & Saguy, T. (2007). Another view of “we”: Majority and minority group perspectives on a common ingroup identity. European Review of Social Psychology, 18, 296-330.
Dovidio, J. F., Saguy, T., & Gaertner, S. L. (2010). Appreciating the role of the “individual mind” in diversity science: Commonality, harmony, and change. Psychological Inquiry, 21, 108-114.
Dovidio, J. F., Saguy, T., & Shnabel, N. (2009). Cooperation and conflict within groups: Bridging intragroup and intergroup processes. Journal of Social Issues, 65, 429-449.
Nakash, O., Saguy, T., Levav, I. (in press). The effect of social identities of service-users and clinicians on mental health disparities: A review of theory and facts. Israeli Journal of Psychiatry.
Pratto, F., Pearson, A. R., Lee, I., & Saguy, T. (2008). Power dynamics in an experimental game. Social Justice Research, 21, 377-407.
Saguy, T., & Chernyak-Hai, L. (in press). Intergroup contact can undermine disadvantaged group members' attributions to discrimination. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Saguy, T., Dovidio, J. F., & Pratto, F. (2008). Beyond contact: Intergroup contact in the context of power relations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 432-445.
Saguy, T., & Nadler, A. (2006). Social psychology and the process of trust building: Interviews with Israelis and Palestinians involved in joint projects. Megamot, 44, 354-374.
Saguy, T., & N. K. (2011). Inside the opponent’s head: Perceived losses in group position predict accuracy in metaperceptions between groups. Psychological Science, 22, 951-958.
Saguy, T., Quinn, D. M., Dovidio, J. F., & Pratto, F. (2010). Interacting like a body: Objectification can lead women to narrow their presence in social interactions. Psychological Science, 21, 178-182.
Saguy, T., Tausch, N., Dovidio, J. F., & Pratto, F. (2009). The irony of harmony: Intergroup contact can produce false expectations for equality. Psychological Science, 20, 114-12.

Other Publications:

Nadler, A., & Saguy, T. (2004). Reconciliation between nations: Overcoming emotional deterrents to ending conflicts between groups. In H. Langholtz & C. E. Stout (Eds.), The Psychology of Diplomacy (pp. 29-46). New York: Praeger.
Saguy, T., Pratto, F., Dovidio, J. F., & Nadler, A. (2009). Talking about power: Group power and the desired content of intergroup interactions. In S. Demoulin, J. P. Leyens, & J. F. Dovidio (Eds.), Intergroup misunderstandings: Impact of divergent social realities (pp. 213-232). Washington, DC: Psychology Press.
Saguy, T., Tausch, N., Dovidio, J. F., Pratto, F., & Singh, P. (2010). Tension and harmony in intergroup relations. In M. Mikulincer & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Human aggression and violence: Causes, manifestations, and consequences (pp. 333-348). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association..

Courses Taught:

Multivariate Statistics
Poitical Psychology
Research Methods

Multivariate Statistics
Poitical Psychology

Research Methods

Tamar Saguy
New School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
P.O. Box 167
46150 Herzliya
Israel

Phone: 972-9-9527975
Fax: 972-9-9602845