Scholarship and Biography

Dr. Amber Spry researches identity, beliefs, and behavior in our social, political, and digital lives. She is an expert on race and ethnic politics, political psychology, technology innovation, and research design methods. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University and her B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Honors

Teaching Improvement, Experimentation, and Research Grant
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2024
Perlmutter Award for Faculty Research, Teaching and Service
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2022
Teaching Innovation Grant
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2019-2020
Presidential Grant, Computational Social Science
Russell Sage Foundation (United States, New York) - RSF, 2019-2021
Theodore and Jane Norman Award for Faculty Research
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2019-2021
Visiting Fellowship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States, Cambridge) - MIT, 2015-2016

Organizational Affiliations

Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Department of African and African American Studies, Brandeis University

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York
Ph.D.
Columbia University in the City of New York
M.A.
Columbia University in the City of New York
M.Phil.
University of Maryland, College Park
B.A.