PSYCHOLOGIST

Melanie Joy

1966 - Today

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Melanie Joy (born September 2, 1966) is an American social psychologist and author, primarily notable for coining and promulgating the term carnism. She is the founding president of nonprofit advocacy group Beyond Carnism, previously known as Carnism Awareness & Action Network (CAAN), as well as a former professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She has published the books Strategic Action for Animals, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows and Beyond Beliefs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Melanie Joy is the 236th most popular psychologist. (up from 4,958th in 2019)

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Melanie Joy ranks 236 out of 235. Before her are Evelyn Hooker, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Arthur Jensen, Cyril Burt, Leda Cosmides, and Richard Wiseman. After her are Geoffrey Miller, David McNeill, Adam Grant, and Amy Cuddy.

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Among people born in 1966, Melanie Joy ranks 743. Before her are Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Ann Leckie, Gretchen Carlson, Lars-Börje Eriksson, Igor Kravchuk, and María Carmen Barea. After her are Karsten Brannasch, Angela Cavagna, Masahiro Sukigara, Sean Kanan, Ingo Spelly, and Simmone Jacobs.

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