S. Alexander Haslam
S. Alexander Haslam is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Exeter, specializing in social and organizational psychology.
His research spans stereotyping, prejudice, leadership, power, tyranny, and well-being, all informed by social identity theory.
In 2001, he collaborated with Professor Steve Reicher on the BBC Prison Study, which re-examined Stanford Prison Experiment findings and challenged prevailing theories about tyranny and the "banality of evil." Haslam also conducted influential research on the "glass cliff" phenomenon with Dr. Michelle Ryan, exploring women's leadership experiences in organizations — work shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Supplement's Research Project of the Year in 2005.
