Josh Correll

Josh Correll is a Professor in the Department of Social Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder. His work focuses on social perception, particularly how racial and ethnic outgroups influence threat perception, attention, and decision-making processes. He is renowned for studying racial bias in police shooting simulations, exploring training interventions to reduce bias, and investigating the cognitive mechanisms underlying racial categorization.

Dr. Correll earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2008. His research also examines strategic self-concept protection through group membership and the role of childhood cross-race contact in mitigating bias. He maintains an active lab dedicated to advancing understanding of social perception and its societal implications.