Lee Jussim
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| Born | December 2, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Stereotype accuracy |
| Awards | 1997 Award for Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Institutions | Rutgers University |
| Thesis | Interpersonal expectations in social interaction: Self-fulfilling prophecies, confirmatory biases, and accuracy (1987) |
Lee J. Jussim (born December 2, 1955[citation needed]) is an American social psychologist.[2][3] He leads the Social Perception Laboratory at Rutgers University.[4] His research includes studying stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and political radicalization.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]When Jussim was five years old, his family moved into a Brooklyn-area public housing; his family lived there until he was 12. When he was 13, his family moved to Levittown, Long Island, and his mother died of cancer shortly after.[2]
Jussim dropped out of college shortly before meeting his future wife, Lisa Baum, in 1975. They have three children together. Jussim enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1979, where he majored in psychology. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Michigan under the supervision of professor Lerita Coleman.[2] He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at Rutgers University that same year.[6][7]
Work
[edit]Jussim runs the Social Perception Lab at Rutgers University, Livingston Campus. The lab studies how people perceive, think about, and judge others.[4]
Jussim has published work linking diversity training and increased perception of microaggressions.[8] He has studied the effects of stereotype accuracy, and separate from the question of whether stereotypes are often the result of irrational psychological biases, Jussim found that in some cases stereotypes are accurate.[9] In 2022, Jussim wrote that “most of the most dramatic claims about [the IAT] (implicit-association test) have been debunked or, at least, shown to be dubious and scientifically controversial.”[10]
In 2012 Jussim authored "Social Perception and Social Reality: Why Accuracy Dominates Bias and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and in 2022 was an editor for Research Integrity: Best Practices for the Social and Behavioral Sciences".[5] He is a founding member of the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ No Authorship Indicated (1997). "Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychologist. 52 (4): 318–329. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.4.318.
- ^ a b c Jussim, Lee (July 19, 2016). "Lee Jussim". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Lee Jussim". Library of Congress.
- ^ a b Grace, Patrick. "Dr. Lee Jussim". www.rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Muncy, Howard (2024-01-03). "Unidentified Flying Harms and Other Problems: An Interview with Professor Lee Jussim". Academic Freedom Alliance (Interview). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "Vita". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Lee Jussim Ph.D. – Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Whipple, Tom (2024-12-05). "Diversity training blamed for false claims of racism". The Times. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Geher, Glenn. "Studying Unpopular Ideas in Psychology | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ Stalder, Daniel R. "Do White People See Their Own Race as the Most Human? | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
External links
[edit]- Rabble Rouser, Jussim's blog
- Lee Jussim publications indexed by Google Scholar
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