Carey K. Morewedge serves as Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Marketing at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, where he holds the Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar title. His academic leadership spans departmental administration and research direction in consumer psychology and decision science. Education: PhD in Social Psychology, Harvard University (2006) BA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2000) Morewedge's research examines psychological biases in valuation processes across physical goods, money, and emerging technologies. His work reveals how cognitive distortions affect consumer decisions regarding digital goods and artificial intelligence, with particular focus on medical AI adoption and psychological ownership mechanisms. He pioneers experimental methods to demonstrate how humans misjudge algorithmic outputs due to self-serving biases, and develops interventions to improve judgment quality through debiasing training. His publication portfolio shows clear evolution toward human-AI interaction research, with 12 of 15 most recent articles addressing algorithm acceptance, bias correction, and medical AI. This shift reflects growing scholarly and industry interest in AI-human collaboration, while maintaining foundational work in cognitive biases and consumer psychology. Scientific Awards: Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) Best Paper Award (Journal of Consumer Research) MSI Scholar designation New York Times Idea of the Year Poets and Quants Top 40 Under 40 Professors Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar Morewedge secures substantial research funding exceeding $2.4 million from diverse sources, supporting his investigations into consumer-AI interaction. His industry collaborations with Pinterest, Merck, and IARPA translate academic insights into practical applications. He actively mentors doctoral students and presents research at major institutions including Stanford, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins, while leading the Marketing Department's strategic direction through curriculum development and faculty recruitment. His research program operates through interdisciplinary collaborations with medical centers and technology institutes, notably the AI and Health Working Group at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and Boston University's Digital Business Institute. These partnerships facilitate real-world testing of behavioral interventions in healthcare and technology contexts.
