Much research on prejudice focuses on biased individuals. Yet after October 7, many of the most consequential harms reported by Jews and Israelis in universities, workplaces, and cultural institutions did not look like classic personal bigotry. They looked like avoidance, silence, double standards, and “neutral” procedures applied unevenly.
I use the term antisemitism accommodation for decisions that enable anti-Jewish marginalization in order to reduce conflict with third parties perceived as more threatening or more costly to confront. The mechanism is political and social, not merely attitudinal—and it can be studied experimentally from offender, bystander, and victim perspectives.
Our lab is developing paradigms that distinguish accommodation from both principled policy disagreement and classic antisemitic intent. Early findings and talks (including the ISCA Early Career Speaker Series at Indiana University) will feed into papers presented at the Contemporary Antisemitism 2026 Conference in Haifa.
If your organization is grappling with hostile-environment dynamics, or if you are a student interested in experimental social psychology of discrimination, this line of work is open for collaboration.