Nyla R. Branscombe

Nyla Branscombe
  • University Distinguished Professor

Contact Info

Office Phone:
785-864-9832
Fraser Hall, room #530

Biography —

Dr. Branscombe joined KU's Department of Pyschology in 1987. During her career at KU, she also been a Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research Visiting Professor at University of Amsterdam, a Social & Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Fellow at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and Senior Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

She received the Byron A. Alexander Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award in 2015 and was recipient of the Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame Teaching Award in 20024. Dr. Branscombe's academic and research interests include social psychology, intergroup relations, prejudice and discrimination, gender and ethnicity.

Learn more about Nyla Branscombe on the Department of Psychology website.

Education —

Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
M.A. in Social Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
B.A. in Psychology, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada