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'''Lee J. Jussim''' (born December 2, 1955{{cn|date=January 2021}}) is an American [[social psychologist]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/people/lee-jussim/ |title=Lee Jussim |last=Jussim |first=Lee |website=Rutgers University |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95041385.html |title=Lee Jussim |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> He leads the Social Perception Laboratory at [[Rutgers University]].<ref name="spl">{{cite web|url=http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/lab.html|title=Dr. Lee Jussim|first=Patrick|last=Grace|website=www.rci.rutgers.edu|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref> He is known for his scholarly work on [[social perception]] and [[stereotypes]].
'''Lee J. Jussim''' (born December 2, 1955{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}) is an American [[social psychologist]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/people/lee-jussim/ |title=Lee Jussim |last=Jussim |first=Lee |website=Rutgers University |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95041385.html |title=Lee Jussim |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> He leads the Social Perception Laboratory at [[Rutgers University]].<ref name="spl">{{cite web|url=http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/lab.html|title=Dr. Lee Jussim|first=Patrick|last=Grace|website=www.rci.rutgers.edu|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
When Jussim was 5 years old, his family moved into a [[Brooklyn]]-area [[public housing]] where they lived until he was 12. When he was 13, his family moved to [[Levittown, Long Island]], and his mother died of cancer shortly after.<ref name="bio" />
When Jussim was five years old, his family moved into a [[Brooklyn]]-area [[public housing]]; his family lived there until he was 12. When he was 13, his family moved to [[Levittown, Long Island]], and his mother died of cancer shortly after.<ref name="bio" />


Jussim dropped out of college shortly before he met Lisa Baum whom he would later marry in 1975. They have three children together. Jussim enrolled at the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] in 1979, where he majored in psychology. He completed his doctoral degree at the [[University of Michigan]] under the supervision of professor [[Lerita Coleman]].<ref name="bio"/> He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at [[Rutgers University]] that same year.<ref name="vita">{{cite web|url=https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/vita/ |title=Vita |website=Rutgers University |accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/lee-jussim-phd|title=Lee Jussim Ph.D. – Psychology Today|website=www.psychologytoday.com|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>
Jussim dropped out of college shortly before meeting his future wife, Lisa Baum, in 1975. They have three children together. Jussim enrolled at the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] in 1979, where he majored in psychology. He completed his doctoral degree at the [[University of Michigan]] under the supervision of professor Lerita Coleman.<ref name="bio"/> He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at [[Rutgers University]] that same year.<ref name="vita">{{cite web|url=https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/vita/ |title=Vita |website=Rutgers University |accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/lee-jussim-phd|title=Lee Jussim Ph.D. – Psychology Today|website=www.psychologytoday.com|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Jussim runs the Social Perception Lab at [[Livingston Campus|Rutgers University, Livingston Campus]]. The lab studies how people perceive, think about, and judge others.<ref name="spl" /> He is a researcher in the fields of person perception, stereotype accuracy and bias and has been integral in the initiative for viewpoint diversity which advocates to correct the inaccuracies in the field of social psychology research.<ref>http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/papers.html</ref> In support of the latter, he helped found the [[Heterodox Academy]], a collection of academics concerned with what they see as narrowing of political viewpoints on college campuses, itself having ties to conservative think tank The Koch Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heterodoxacademy.org|title=Home|website=HeterodoxAcademy.org|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref> Dr. Jussim also runs ''Rabble Rouser'', a blog that identifies errors in social psychology research and practice, suggests ways to improve it and discusses societal implications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rabble-rouser|title=Rabble Rouser|website=Psychology Today|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>
Jussim runs the Social Perception Lab at [[Livingston Campus|Rutgers University, Livingston Campus]]. The lab studies how people perceive, think about, and judge others.<ref name="spl" /> Jussim has published work linking diversity training and increased perception of microaggressions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whipple |first=Tom |date=2024-12-05 |title=Diversity training blamed for false claims of racism |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/diversity-training-blamed-for-false-claims-of-racism-90bb97qnb |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=[[The Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

He has published and spoken extensively on scientific integrity and distortions in science motivated by politics, [[Stereotype accuracy|stereotype accuracy]], prejudice, bias, [[Self-fulfilling prophecy|self-fulfilling prophecy]], and [[Social constructionism|social constructionism]].{{fact|date=July 2020}} His works have won professional wards: his 2012 book ''Social Perception and Social Reality: Why Accuracy Dominates Bias and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy'' won an [[American Association of Publishers]]' Prize for best book in psychology,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/papers.html|title=Lee Jussim, Selected Papers|first=Patrick|last=Grace|website=www.rci.rutgers.edu|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> and his 1991 book ''Social Belief and Social Reality: A Reflection-Construction Model'' received the [[Gordon Allport]] Prize for Research in Intergroup Relations.<ref>[[Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues|Gordon Allport Prize for Research in Intergroup Relations]]</ref> During his recent 2013–2014 sabbatical, he worked with colleagues at [[Stanford University]]’s [[Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences]] in the Behavioral Sciences and co-founded Stanford’s Best Practices in Science group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/life.html|title=Dr. Lee Jussim's Bio 12|website=www.rci.rutgers.edu|accessdate=12 August 2017}}</ref>

Jussim has also published papers on the topic of [[antisemitism]].<ref>http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2011_1/pdf/cohen.pdf</ref><ref>http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-10712-006</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:55, 12 December 2024

Lee Jussim
Born (1955-12-02) December 2, 1955 (age 69)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forStereotype accuracy
Awards1997 Award for Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association[1]
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsRutgers University
ThesisInterpersonal expectations in social interaction: Self-fulfilling prophecies, confirmatory biases, and accuracy (1987)

Lee J. Jussim (born December 2, 1955[citation needed]) is an American social psychologist.[2][3] He leads the Social Perception Laboratory at Rutgers University.[4]

Early life and education

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When Jussim was five years old, his family moved into a Brooklyn-area public housing; his family lived there until he was 12. When he was 13, his family moved to Levittown, Long Island, and his mother died of cancer shortly after.[2]

Jussim dropped out of college shortly before meeting his future wife, Lisa Baum, in 1975. They have three children together. Jussim enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1979, where he majored in psychology. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Michigan under the supervision of professor Lerita Coleman.[2] He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at Rutgers University that same year.[5][6]

Career

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Jussim runs the Social Perception Lab at Rutgers University, Livingston Campus. The lab studies how people perceive, think about, and judge others.[4] Jussim has published work linking diversity training and increased perception of microaggressions.[7]

References

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  1. ^ No Authorship Indicated (1997). "Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychologist. 52 (4): 318–329. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.4.318.
  2. ^ a b c Jussim, Lee (July 19, 2016). "Lee Jussim". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lee Jussim". Library of Congress.
  4. ^ a b Grace, Patrick. "Dr. Lee Jussim". www.rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Vita". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lee Jussim Ph.D. – Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ^ Whipple, Tom (2024-12-05). "Diversity training blamed for false claims of racism". The Times. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
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