She is professor emeritus of psychology at Ohio State University and resides in New South Wales.
She was formerly Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for Social Science Research at UCLA.
Brewer received her Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences in 1963 from North Park College with honors.
She was greatly influenced and encouraged by her mentor, Jean Driscoll.
[5] While she is particularly recognized for her theory of optimal distinctiveness, she has been honored by a variety of organizations for wide-ranging and diverse contributions to the field of social psychology.