Brian A. Nosek

Brian A. Nosek is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has been affiliated since September 2002. He is also the Executive Director of the Center for Open Science, a position he has held since January 2013. His work focuses on advancing open science practices and improving research transparency and reproducibility.

• University of Virginia (2002–present): Professor, Psychology Department
• Center for Open Science (2013–present): Executive Director
• Education: B.S. in Psychology (Cal Poly, 1990–1995); Ph.D. in Psychology (Yale, 1996–2002)

Research Interests: Nosek's research emphasizes open science frameworks, collaborative research infrastructure, and methodological innovations to enhance scientific rigor. He leads projects like the Reproducibility Project: Psychology and Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, aiming to address the replication crisis in science.

Grants & Projects: He actively participates in grant proposals and projects through the Center for Open Science, including tools like the OSF (Open Science Framework) and SHARE (a data-sharing initiative). His work involves technical implementations (e.g., Python-based clients for Elasticsearch) and policy advocacy for open research.

Labs & Teams: Nosek collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at the Center for Open Science, focusing on software development, data aggregation, and large-scale replication studies. He has contributed to open-source projects like sharepa for analyzing scholarly datasets.