Michael J. Platow

Michael J. Platow is a Professor in the Research School of Psychology at the Australian National University, where Platow has held an appointment since 2003. Platow completed a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991 and a B.A. in Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985, followed by a Master of Higher Education from the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Method at the Australian National University in 2010. Platow's research integrates social identity theory with leadership, clinical practice, and collective psychology, examining topics including identity-based leadership processes, misinformation and conspiracy theory, intergroup attitudes, and psychological well-being across diverse contexts such as therapy, education, and public health. Platow's work employs methodological triangulation and causal inference approaches to understand how group identification shapes behavior, decision-making, and social processes in therapeutic, organizational, and community settings.