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Dr. Jason Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Deputy Chair of the Council on Honors at Hunter College, CUNY. His research focuses on social psychology, including fear of crime, risk perception, decision-making processes, and behavioral economics. He leads the Experimental Social Psychology Laboratory, collaborating with students and faculty on projects like safer-sex decision-making in dating couples, math phobia’s impact on financial behavior, and cross-cultural social situation metrics.
Education: PhD in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Research Interests: Dr. Young’s work explores how emotions and cognitive biases influence everyday decisions, particularly in contexts like public safety, financial risk, and healthcare. Recent projects include:
- Fulbright-funded studies on fear of crime in Trinidad and Tobago
- Analysis of regret’s cognitive components with Prof. Mark Hauber
- International Situations Project (coordinated by Dr. David Funder) to develop cross-cultural social situation metrics
Awards & Recognition: None explicitly listed, though his research has been supported by Fulbright and collaborative grants.
Advising & Grants: Supervises undergraduate and master’s students in lab projects. Collaborates with institutions like the University of the West Indies and Pace University on fear-of-crime studies. Advises on grants related to participatory GIS and library innovation in development contexts.
Labs/Teams: Experimental Social Psychology Laboratory at Hunter College, focusing on applied social psychology and community-engaged research.
