Ben Fields Ph.D. (ABD)
he/him/hisAbout Dr. Fields
Ben Fields, is an organizational social psychologist. His research interests lie at the intersection of identities, organizations, and institutions. Using social psychological theories of identity – identity theory and affect control theory – he explore issues of emotions, workplace satisfaction and burnout, and attitudes as they relate to the broader meso and macro-level social arenas in which people interact. His current projects include research on anti-Semitism and Jewish identity, non-religious identity verification, and academic faculty identities and burnout. Recent publications include research investigating gender discrepancies in the field of law, conflict in Northern Ireland, and identity challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
- Ph.D. (ABD) in sociology, University of California, Riverside
- M.A. in sociology, University of California, Riverside
- M.Ed. in higher education administration, Vanderbilt University
- A.B. in World Politics, Hamilton College
Publications
- Huft, Justin and Benjamin C. Fields. 2024. “Cross-national Governmental Treatment toward Atheists since 1816." Sociological Forum.
- Fields, Benjamin C. and Justin Huft. 2024. “Troubled” Meanings: An Affect Control Theory Exploration of the Conflict in Northern Ireland." Social Currents
- Brint, Steven G., Megan Webb, and Benjamin C. Fields. 2024. “An Uneasy Peace: How STEM Progressive, Traditionalist, and Bridging Faculty Understand Campus Conflicts over Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Free Expression.” Minerva.
- Fields, Benjamin C. 2023. “ACTing Like a Lawyer: An Affect Control Explanation of Gender Gaps in Law.” Socius 9:1-14.
- Stets, Jan E., Emily Angelo, Benjamin C. Fields, and Peter Burke. 2023. “Identity Nonverification, Coping, and Depression and Anxiety During the Pandemic.” Society and Mental Health.