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Jon Freeman is Associate Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and director of the Social Cognitive & Neural Sciences Lab. His research integrates cognitive, social, and affective processes to understand how people perceive others and make social judgments in real time. He employs functional neuroimaging, computational modeling, and behavioral techniques, notably advancing mouse-tracking methodology to capture dynamic decision-making processes.
His core research interests lie in person perception, social bias, stereotyping, and the interplay between visual and social cognition. He investigates how affective and neural mechanisms shape split-second social evaluations, contributing to our understanding of implicit social cognition and its real-world implications.
Freeman has received numerous prestigious early-career awards recognizing his transformative contributions, including the NSF CAREER Award and the APS Janet T. Spence Award. Other honors include early career recognitions from the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society, Society for Personality & Social Psychology, and several other leading organizations in behavioral and brain sciences.
He is also actively engaged in national science policy, leading efforts since 2018 to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data into federal STEM workforce statistics. This initiative aims to improve equity, inform inclusive strategies, and ensure equal opportunity in STEM by expanding national data infrastructures while safeguarding privacy.
Freeman advises graduate students and leads a multidisciplinary research team focused on social cognitive neuroscience and data equity. His lab develops and applies innovative methodologies to explore both fundamental psychological processes and systemic challenges in the scientific workforce.
