Claude M. Steele

Claude M. Steele is an esteemed American social psychologist renowned for his groundbreaking work on stereotype threat and its effects on minority students' academic performance. Born in 1946, Steele pursued his education at Hiram College and later obtained his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He has held prestigious positions at institutions such as Stanford University, where he served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Education, and at Columbia University as the Provost. Steele's influential research has profoundly impacted understanding of identity and motivation, earning him numerous awards and honors. He is also the author of "Whistling Vivaldi.”