Michael T. Schmitt

Dr. Michael T. Schmitt received his MA and PhD from the University of Kansas, where worked with Nyla Branscombe on the psychological implications of group-based privilege and disadvantage. After two years at Purdue University, Michael has worked at Simon Fraser University where he is now a professor of social psychology. He is a White settler grateful to live and work on the unceded territories of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw) and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations. Michael’s current work applies critical psychology perspectives and a social identity lens to climate change and environmental activism.