Linda W. Chang

Linda is a MindCORE Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She investigates the psychological mechanisms underlying bias and discrimination in social decision-making and aims to unpack why inequality persists in organizational contexts with the goal of creating and structuring decision processes to increase diversity and equity. She is passionate about applying principles of behavior change to issues of sustainability, hyperconsumption, and climate change. She holds a PhD in psychology from Harvard University and a BA in Cognitive Science from Yale University. She is part of The Rising Over Oppression Through Solidarity (ROOTS) Project, Inc., based in New Jersey, an organization dedicated to using a multidimensional approach with children, educators, and families to create a more equitable and inclusive society.