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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melanie Joy has received more than 185,899 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Melanie Joy is the 236th most popular psychologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Melanie Joy ranks 236 out of 235. Before her are Arthur Jensen, Evelyn Hooker, Robert S. Woodworth, Dan Ariely, Richard Wiseman, and Leda Cosmides. After her are David McNeill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Melanie Joy ranks 755. Before her are Olaf Zinke, Alison Sydor, Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Sherman Alexie, Jonathan Silverman, and Stéphane Traineau. After her are Tsutomu Ogura, Hervé Boussard, Jill Ellis, Samson Kitur, Conny Aerts, and Hirokazu Goshi.

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