Professor Alice H. Eagly was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Eagly is the James Padilla Chair of Arts and Sciences Emerita and emerita professor of psychology at Northwestern, and a fellow in the Institute for Policy Research.
A social psychologist, Eagly has published widely on the psychology of gender and attitudes. Her research interests include attitude change and structure, women and leadership, the content of stereotypes, feminism and psychology, science and advocacy, and the psychological differences between women and men. She is the author of numerous articles and books, including Sex Differences in Social Behavior: A Social Role Interpretation, The Psychology of Attitudes with co-author Shelly Chaiken and Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders with co-author Linda L. Carli.
Throughout her career, Eagly has received many awards, including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, the Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Science of Social Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation, the Raymond A. Katzell Award from the Society for Industrial and Organization Psychology and the 2011 Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. She also is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.