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Leaf Van Boven is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he investigates intersections of social psychology, environmental psychology, and political psychology. His work focuses on emotional, cognitive, and social processes shaping judgments and decisions in political and environmental contexts. He leads the Emotion, Decision, Judgment, and Identity (EDJI) Lab, a multidisciplinary team exploring how personal identity interacts with decision-making.
- Research Interests: Political polarization, climate policy, partisan cognition, prosocial behavior, and identity-driven consumer choices
- Funding: Continuously supported by the National Science Foundation and Templeton Foundation
- Outreach: Contributor to The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, and The Washington Post
- Methodology: Combines experimental social psychology with behavioral economics and environmental science
His recent publications examine partisan biases in consumption, temporal asymmetries in decision-making, and psychological barriers to climate policy. The EDJI Lab employs experimental paradigms to study topics like mental accounting, emotional projection, and identity signaling. Van Boven's work has been featured in major academic conferences across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
