| Faye Crosby | |
| Birth Name: | Faye Jacqueline Newman |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1947 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Social psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Education: | Wheaton College Boston University |
| Thesis Title: | The effect of mode of interaction, sex, and acquaintance on conversation management |
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| Thesis Year: | 1976 |
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| Known For: | Research on affirmative action |
| Awards: | Carolyn Wood Sherif Award from Division 35 of the American Psychological Association Kurt Lewin Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues |
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Faye J. Crosby (; born July 12, 1947)[1] [2] is an American social psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research has focused on topics related to social justice, particularly affirmative action,[3] as well as gender equality and relative deprivation.[4] Before joining the University of California, Santa Cruz, she taught at Yale University and at Smith College. In 2005, she received the Kurt Lewin Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.[5]