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Mark Himmelstein is an Assistant Professor at the School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology from Fordham University (2023). His research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, probabilistic reasoning, and belief revision. He collaborates with the Forecasting Research Institute to develop forecasting proficiency tests and studies how individuals update beliefs when presented with new information. His work bridges psychological and statistical methodologies, emphasizing the interplay between human judgment and statistical inference.
Key research tracks include identifying skilled forecasters and analyzing advice-taking behaviors. He has published extensively in Journal of Experimental Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, and Decision Analysis. Awards include the Decision Analysis Society Publication Award (2023) and the European Association for Decision Making de Finetti Prize (2021). His lab explores predictive analytics and judgmental forecasting dynamics, with a focus on hybrid human-algorithmic systems. Contact: mhimmelstein3@gatech.edu or visit his lab's website.
