Hilary Bergsieker, PhD

Associate Professor of Social Psychology, University of Waterloo

Dr. Hilary Bergsieker is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology and an Equity Fellow at the University of Waterloo, where she directs the Diversity and Intergroup Relations Lab. Broadly speaking, Dr. Bergsieker's research investigates trust formation and maintenance in diverse groups, social network analysis, and bias reduction. She was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science and won the Rogers' Woman of the Year award for excellence in STEAM. As a Fellow of the Engendering Success in STEM research consortium and a co-lead of Project RISE (Realizing Identity-Safe Environments), she collaborates with industry partners to use evidence-based interventions to advance the inclusion and success of women and other underrepresented groups in STEM.