Tomas Stahl

Tomas Stahl is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on moral psychology and epistemic rationality, exploring topics like moral values across religious and atheist populations, belief formation mechanisms, and cognitive factors influencing rationality. Prior to UIC, he worked at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Contact: tstahl@uic.edu.

Education & Background:

• PhD in Psychology (prior institution unspecified)
• Professional experience at Leiden University

Research Interests:

Dr. Stahl investigates how moral values shape human behavior, particularly differences between religious and non-religious individuals. He also examines epistemic rationality—the alignment of personal beliefs with reality—through lenses of personality traits, cognitive abilities, and situational factors. Key themes include the moralization of rationality, analytic thinking’s role in disbelief, and cognitive processes underlying belief evaluation.

Professional Engagement:

He currently chairs the Social & Personality Program at UIC and actively reviews applications for doctoral students starting Fall 2024. His work appears in journals like Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

Labs & Collaboration:

His research group likely focuses on experimental social psychology and moral cognition, though specific lab names aren’t mentioned. Collaborators include prominent figures like J-­W Van Prooijen and L. J. Skitka.