Jason Burton

Jason Burton is an Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School and a Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. His interdisciplinary work bridges psychology, computational modeling, and social dynamics to explore human cognition in networked environments.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London (2018-2022)
• MSc in Organizational Psychiatry & Psychology, King's College London (2016-2017)
• BA in Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara (2012-2016)

Dr. Burton's research investigates how social network structures shape collective intelligence and individual judgment processes. He employs agent-based modeling and experimental methods to analyze decision-making in complex adaptive systems, with particular focus on information diffusion and group polarization phenomena. His work integrates cognitive psychology with computational social science to develop predictive frameworks for real-world social dynamics.

Scientific Awards:

• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (2023)

As a core member of the Adaptive Rationality research team at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Dr. Burton collaborates on interdisciplinary projects examining bounded rationality in social contexts. His current work explores algorithmic amplification of cognitive biases in digital networks and develops interventions to improve collective problem-solving in organizational settings.