Bertram Gawronski

Bertram Gawronski is a Professor of Psychology and David Wechsler Regents Chair at the University of Texas at Austin, College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Humboldt University Berlin (2001) and previously served as Professor at the University of Western Ontario (Canada) and a postdoctoral fellow at institutions including Northwestern University. His research focuses on social cognition, implicit attitudes, moral psychology, and the impact of misinformation. He is a co-editor of influential books such as *Reflective and Impulsive Determinants of Human Behavior* (2016) and *Handbook of Implicit Social Cognition* (2010).

Education:

• Ph.D., Psychology, Humboldt University Berlin (2001)
• M.A., Philosophy, Free University Berlin (1998)

Research Interests:

• Processes underlying moral dilemmas (CNI Model)
• Implicit bias and measurement validity
• Psychological mechanisms of misinformation
• Reflective-Impulsive Model (RIM) of behavior

Recent work analyzes partisan bias in fake news identification, the role of cognitive load in attitude formation, and the interplay between consequences, norms, and action tendencies in moral judgments. His lab investigates topics like vaccine misinformation, personality traits influencing moral decisions, and the neurocognitive basis of moral reasoning.

Awards: While no specific prizes are listed, his extensive publication record and editorial roles reflect scholarly recognition. He has secured grants supporting research on dual-process theories and implicit social cognition.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Social Cognition Lab at UT Austin, focusing on experimental methods to study attitudes, moral psychology, and applied issues like misinformation.