Jessie Sun

Jessie Sun is Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research examines the intersection of well-being and morality using experience sampling, audio recordings, and naturalistic methods.

Research Focus: Three primary areas: (1) How social interaction quality/quantity affects well-being, (2) Causes and consequences of moral improvement, and (3) Tradeoffs between morality and well-being. Her work emphasizes real-world contexts and individual differences.

Publications: Studies in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Science explore how conversation depth impacts well-being, authenticity in extraverted behavior, and desires for moral improvement. Recent work investigates personality evaluation and social behavior dynamics.

Methodology: Employs innovative techniques including Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) for capturing real-world behavior and experience sampling for momentary affect tracking.